. ▁Anderson ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁community ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁including ▁West p ac ▁Res cue ▁Hel ic opter , ▁the ▁Salv ation ▁Army , ▁the ▁St ▁Nicholas ▁School ▁Board , ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁Mc Donald ▁House ▁in ▁Tam worth . ▁In ▁his ▁spare ▁time ▁Anderson ▁plays ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁and ▁s ings ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁band ▁called ▁S pl ash pool . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁a ▁first ▁initi ative ▁for ▁the ▁National s , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁following ▁a ▁ple bis cite ▁where ▁ 4 , 2 9 3 ▁local ▁people ▁voted ▁from ▁a ▁pre - selected ▁field ▁of ▁four ▁candidates . ▁The ▁vote ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National s ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁community , ▁voting ▁at ▁eight ▁pol ling ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁elect or ate , ▁open ▁to ▁anyone ▁on ▁the ▁NS W ▁elect oral ▁roll . ▁Anderson ▁defeated ▁James ▁Tre lo ar , ▁the ▁local ▁mayor , ▁on ▁prefer ences . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁elections , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁for ▁Tam worth ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁swing ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 7 ▁points , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁sitting ▁independent ▁Peter ▁Dra per , ▁winning ▁ 5 7 . 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁a ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁basis . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁state ▁election , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Better ▁Reg ulation ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Bere j ik