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Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson (born September 9, 1951) is an American attorney and politician. He served two terms as the 33rd mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2000 to 2008. He is the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights. Prior to serving as Mayor, he practiced law for 21 years in Salt Lake City, during which time he was listed in Best Lawyers in America, was rated A-V (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, served as Chair of the Utah State Bar Litigation Section〔("S.L. Attorney to join 2nd District race" ) ''Deseret News''〕 and was Editor-in-Chief of, and a contributor to, ''Voir Dire'' legal journal.〔Ross C. Anderson, “Changes in Federal Discovery Rules: A Legacy of Chaos, Ineffectiveness, and Diversion from Real Solutions,”", ''VoirDire'', Winter 1998, p. 11.〕 As mayor, Anderson rose to nationwide prominence as a champion of several national and international causes, including climate protection, immigration reform, restorative criminal justice, LGBT rights, and an end to the "War on Drugs". Before and after the invasion by the U.S. of Iraq in 2003, Anderson was a leading opponent of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Anderson was the only mayor of a major U.S. city who advocated for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, which he did in many venues throughout the United States. Anderson's work and advocacy led to local, national, and international recognition in numerous spheres, including being named by Business Week as one of the top twenty activists in the world on climate change,〔(''Business Week'' "Individual Achievers: Individuals who stand out for their efforts to cut gases that cause global warming" )〕 serving on the Newsweek Global Environmental Leadership Advisory Board,〔("Rocky is selected to advise Newsweek" ) ''Deseret News''〕 and being recognised by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the top ten straight advocates in the United States for LGBT equality.〔("HRC names the “Top 10″ straight advocates of LGBT equality" ) ''Interstate Q''〕 He has also received numerous awards for his work, including the EPA Climate Protection Award,〔("Exceptional Commitment: 1998-2009 Climate Protection Award Winners" ) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)〕 the Sierra Club Distinguished Service Award,〔("Sierra Club to give award to Rocky" ) ''Deseret News'',〕 the Respect the Earth Planet Defender Award, the National Association of Hispanic Publications Presidential Award,〔("Hispanic Group gives Anderson an Award" ) ''Deseret News'',〕 The Drug Policy Alliance Richard J. Dennis Drugpeace Award,〔("Rocky gets award for drug policy reform" ) ''The Salt Lake Tribune'',〕 the Progressive Democrats of America Spine Award,〔("Backbone Campaign Recognizes Two Progressive Heroes" ) Bill Moyers and Barbara Ruth〕 the League of United Latin American Citizens Profile in Courage Award,〔("Rocky receives award from League of Latin American Citizens" ) ''Deseret News''〕 the Bill of Rights Defense Committee Patriot Award, the Code Pink (Salt Lake City) Pink Star honor, the Morehouse University Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award, and the World Leadership Award for environmental programs.〔("Salt Lake City Has Won the World Leadership Award in London" ) Environmental News Network〕 Formerly a member of the Democratic Party, Anderson expressed his disappointment with that Party in 2011,〔("Rolly: Rocky Anderson says adieu to the Democratic Party" ) ''The Salt Lake Tribune''〕 stating, “The Constitution has been eviscerated while Democrats have stood by with nary a whimper. It is a gutless, unprincipled party, bought and paid for by the same interests that buy and pay for the Republican Party."〔("Former SL mayor Rocky Anderson divorces himself from gutless Democratic Party" ),''Deseret News'', Aug. 12, 2011〕 Anderson announced his intention to run for president in 2012 as a candidate for the newly formed Justice Party. He announced on December 14, 2012, that he will not be running for U.S. Representative in 2014, or for U.S. President again in 2016. ==Life before law and politics== Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson was born in Logan, Utah, one of three children of Roy and Grace Anderson. His parents both worked at Anderson Lumber Company, a local lumber yard founded by Rocky's great-grandfather, a Norwegian immigrant carpenter who had converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).〔 Though Anderson is not a Mormon, he was raised as one, and was a practicing member of the LDS Church in Logan.〔Rocky Anderson, "A Call for Compassion," Dialogue - A Journal of Mormon Thought (Vol. 42 No. 2 Summer 2009), at v〕 However, he has described his disagreement with certain doctrines of the LDS Church, particularly the denial prior to 1978 of the priesthood and hence temple ceremonies to men of black African descent (see Black people and Mormonism). Anderson also expresses disagreement with what he describes as the LDS teaching of personal moral abdication through obedience to people in positions of authority.〔Rocky Anderson, "A Call for Compassion," Dialogue - A Journal of Mormon Thought (Vol. 42 No. 2 Summer 2009), at v-vi〕 Anderson believes in the principle of personal conscience and individual accountability, and considers what he sees as a call for blind obedience as being incompatible with that principle.〔("The Other Rocky" ) ''The Nation''〕 Anderson studied ethics, political philosophy, and religious philosophy at the University of Utah.〔(The Other Rocky ), ''The Nation''〕 He also explored theological issues in depth and determined that the best course for him was to intensely consider ethical choices, then set certain moral guideposts for his life, and focus on trying to live accordingly, without regard to the doctrines of any organized religion.〔("Rocky's Road to Progress" ), ''LA Times''〕 Though Anderson has acknowledged the importance of some fundamental moral lessons he learned as a young member of the LDS Church, and has described the value he places on his Mormon heritage,〔Ross C. Anderson, " 'But They Didn't Win': Politics and Integrity," Dialogue - A Journal of Mormon Thought (Vol. 31 No. 1 Spring 1998), p. 107.〕 Anderson has spoken out about the LDS Church's alleged discrimination against gays and lesbians. He has written about his views on this issue〔Rocky Anderson, "A Call for Compassion", ''Dialogue - A Journal of Mormon Thought'' (Vol. 42 No. 2 Summer 2009), p. v.-vii〕 and appeared in the film, ''8: The Mormon Proposition''.〔(http://movietrailers2.com/8-the-mormon-proposition/873 "8: A Mormon Proposition" ) (from ''LoveFilm'')〕 During high school, Anderson played lead guitar in a rock and roll band, the Viscounts, and worked at a cabinet and roof truss plant. He also shingled roofs during his high school years. After graduating from Ogden High School, Anderson attended the University of Utah, during which time he served as Treasurer for Sigma Chi Fraternity〔( Sigma Chi - University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah - Fraternity Houses ) on Waymarking.com〕 and worked at various jobs, including as a truck driver, a roofer, and a gas station manager. Anderson received a bachelor's degree in philosophy, graduating magna cum laude. After reading existentialist literature and several works on ethics, religious philosophy, and political philosophy, he had a "powerful epiphany. We can't escape responsibility, there's no sitting out moral decisions, and whenever we refuse to stand up against wrongdoing we're actually supporting the status quo."〔("The Other Rocky" ), ''The Nation''〕 After graduating from the University of Utah, Anderson worked at several jobs. He built buck fences at a ranch in Wyoming, tended bar in Salt Lake City, drove a cab, waited tables at a restaurant, worked at a methadone clinic, typed trucking bills, and had a construction job.〔("S.L. Attorney To Join 2nd District Race" ) ''Deseret News''; http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/23/news/mn-29477/2]〕 He started graduate school in Philosophy at the University of Utah, then travelled to Europe and lived and worked for a few months in Freiburg, Germany before returning to the United States to attend law school.〔("Rocky's Road to Progress" ) ''LA Times''〕 In 1978 Anderson graduated, with honors, from George Washington University Law School, attaining a J.D. degree. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rocky Anderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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