.For more than 34 years, Bill Sanders has used editorial cartoons to critique the conduct of America's elected representatives as well as offer general commentary on the state of American society. He describes the function of editorial cartoonists in this way, "We are the critics whose primary role is to cut to the heart of an issue... We are the ones who must say, The Emperor has no clothes on!"

.....An award winning cartoonist, Sanders was not afraid to "go for the jugular" and once described himself as a "horsefly on the back of public officials." Sometimes identified as a member of the "New Wave" of cartoonists that emerged in the early 1960s, Sanders lists civil liberties and civil rights as his "consuming passion since they are the core elements of our Constitution."

...A 1955 graduate of Western Kentucky State College, Sanders decided to become a professional cartoonist while serving in the United States Army. Brief stints at Pacific Stars and Stripes, Greensboro Daily News and Kansas City Star were followed by 24 years at the Milwaukee Journal. Since retiring to Florida, Sanders keeps his drawing board and tools at the ready, occasionally submitting cartoons to the Fort Myers New Press. The Kentucky Library owns more than 800 of the estimated 9,900 cartoons drawn during his career.
 
  
     
  
 

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