Biography
Rachel Fetty Anderson is a public interest attorney and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, where she won the May 12, 2026 primary over former state Senate President Jeff Kessler and others. She has served two terms on the Morgantown City Council, and her campaign website lists health care, children and families, and human rights among its priorities.[1][2]
Anderson was homeschooled and earned a GED, then received a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1996 and a law degree from the University of Iowa in 1999.[1] She works as a public interest attorney and advocate, a career the Associated Press puts at three decades, and says she has represented children, families and individuals and has seen the foster care system from both sides.[1][2]
Anderson served two terms on the Morgantown City Council.[2] She describes herself as a mother of four whose family has lived in West Virginia since 2007.[1] In the Democratic primary she defeated Jeff Kessler, Zachary Shrewsbury, Thornton Cooper and Rio Phillips, according to the Associated Press.[2]
- 1.Rachel Fetty Anderson · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Anderson wins Democratic nomination in US Senate race · WCHS (Associated Press) · 2026-05-12 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
