| Terri Sewell AKA Terrycina Andrea Sewell Born: 1-Jan-1965
Birthplace: Huntsville, AL
Gender: Female
Religion: African Methodist Episcopal
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congresswoman, Alabama 7th Attorney elected to US Congress in 2010, succeeding Artur Davis, who did not run for re-election. Campaigned calling for infrastructure improvements, increased funding for career and technical education, and wider access to health care. Classmate of Barack and Michelle Obama at Harvard Law School. First African-American woman to represent Alabama in Congress. Her mother was the first African-American woman elected to the City Council in Selma, Alabama. Father: Andrew Sewell (high school coach)
Mother: Nancy Gardner Sewell (served on Selma City Council)
High School: Selma High School, Selma, AL (1982)
University: BA, Princeton University (1986)
University: MA, Oxford University (1988)
Law School: JD, Harvard School of Law (1992)
US Congressman, Alabama 7th (2011-)
Maynard, Cooper & Gale Partner (2005-10)
Davis Polk & Wardwell Attorney (1994-2005)
Law Clerk for Federal Judge U. W. Clemon (1993-94)
Alabama State Bar
American Bar Association
National Bar Association
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Democratic National Committee
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Cahaba Council, Birmingham AL
NAACP
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Obama for America
Young Women's Christian Association
Official Website:
http://www.sewellforcongress.com/
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