Terri Sewell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Terri Sewell
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1965(1965-01-01)
Age	59
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Capricorn

Terri Sewell Biography

Terri Sewell is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 1, 1965 in Alabama, United States. Polittician and Democrat who was the first African-American woman selected as a member of Congress from Alabama when she was selected to represent Alabama’s 7th district in the year 2011.

She was a staffer at Capitol Hill for 7th Congressional District congressman She worked on Capitol Hill for 7th Congressional District congressman Richard Shelby during the summers while she was studying at Princeton. during the summer, while taking classes at Princeton.

In the general election, Sewell defeated Republican opponent Don Chamberlain in a landslide, taking 72.4 percent of the vote to become the first black woman elected to Congress from Alabama. The 7th is so strongly Democratic that Sewell essentially clinched her seat by winning the primary.

After graduating from Princeton in 1986, Sewell attended Oxford University. It was there where she befriended Susan Rice. Her master’s thesis was on the election of the first black members of British parliament as a book titled, Black Tribunes: Race and Representation in British Politics (1993). She graduated from Oxford with a degree in political science in 1988. She attended Harvard University for her J.D. degree, which she completed in 1992. She was classmates and friends with Barack Obama, who would not only become a lifelong friend, but be a seminal figure in Sewell’s decision to pursue a career in politics.

The daughter is retired coach Andrew A. Sewell and former City Councilwoman and retired librarian Nancy Gardner Sewell.

Terri Sewell Net Worth

Terri Sewell is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Terri Sewell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She earned her degrees from Princeton University, Harvard Law School and Oxford University before starting a career as a public-finance attorney.

Her name was first used as the valedictorian from her high school. She also was the first female black partner of the Birmingham law firm of Maynard, Cooper, & Gale, P.C.

Terrycina Andrea “Terri” Sewell (/ˈ sj uː əl / ; born January 1, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative since 2011 for Alabama’s 7th congressional district , which includes most of the Black Belt, as well as most of the predominantly black portions of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery. Alongside U.S. Senator Doug Jones, Sewell is one of two Democrats in Alabama’s congressional delegation. A native of Selma, Sewell is a graduate of Princeton University, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University. Before entering politics, she was a securities lawyer for Davis Polk & Wardwell. She is the first African-American woman to have been elected to Congress from Alabama, and, along with Republican Martha Roby, was one of the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in a regular election.

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In 2007 Sewell was at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, where she is a member, in Selma, when then senator Barack Obama spoke during the 2008 United States presidential election. Sewell credits Obama’s speech, in which he asked, ““The questions that I have today is, what’s called of us in this Joshua generation? What do we do in order to fulfill that legacy, to fulfill the obligations and the debt that we owe to those who allowed us to be here today?”, as being the catalyst for her serving in politics. Weeks after the Obama speech, Kirsten Gillibrand called Sewell, recruiting Sewell to run for office.

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Terri Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Terri Sewell celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

Sewell opposed removing armed forces from Afghanistan in 2011.

Is Terri Sewell married?

Personal life. In 1998, Sewell married Theodore Dixie of Huntsville, Alabama. They are divorced. Sewell is a lifetime member of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama.

Where is Terri Sewell from?

Huntsville, AL

Who is Congressman from Selma?

Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell is in her sixth term representing Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. She is one of the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in her own right and is the first black woman to ever serve in the Alabama Congressional delegation.

What is Terri Sewell district?

Representative (D-AL 7th District) since 2011

What party is Terri Sewell?

Democratic Party