101 South Lawrence Street
Courthouse Annex 3
Montgomery, AL 36104
2501 7th Street
Suite 300
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Two 20th Street North
Suite 1130
Birmingham, AL 35203
908 Alabama Avenue
Federal Building, Suite 112
Selma, AL 36701
2201 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Terrycina 'Terri' A. Sewell
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced: Theodore
Birth Date:
01/01/1965
Birth Place:
Selma, AL
Home City:
Birmingham, AL
Religion:
Methodist
JD, Harvard University, 1989-1992
MA, Literature, Oxford University, 1986-1988
BA, Politics, Princeton University, 1982-1986
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 7, 2010-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 7, 2020
Member, Committee on House Administration
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Elections
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)
Member, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Member, Subcommittee on Social Security
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus
Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
Member, Congressional Caucus on Korea
Member, Congressional Cement Caucus
Member, Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
Member, Congressional Kurdish-American Caucus
Member, Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Healthcare Coalition
Member, Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus
Member, Congressional STEAM Caucus
Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
Senior Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Chief Deputy Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Regional Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Rural Education Caucus
Former Member, Human Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives
Member, Special Operations Forces (SOF) Caucus
Member, State Medicaid Expansion Caucus (SMEC)
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support (DIWS), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness (INMAR), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on House Administration, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Member, Subcommittee on Elections, United State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
President, Freshman Class, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Former Partner, Maynard, Cooper, and Gale, Professional Company
Former Employee, Representative Richard Shelby, United States House of Representatives
Former Staff, Senator Howell Heflin, Alabama State Senate
Associate, Davis Polk & Warwell, Limited Liability Partnership, 1994-2005
Law Clerk, Honorable Chief Judge U.W. Clemon, Alabama Northern District, United States District Court, 1993-1994
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, present
Member, Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, present
Member, Alabama Bar Association
Board Member, Alabama Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Former Member, Alumni Advisory Board, Sponsors of Educational Opportunity
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Birmingham Bar Association
Board Member, Cahaba Council, Girl Scouts of America
Former Editor, Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, Harvard Law School
Member, Community Advisory Board, University of Alabama, Birmingham Minority Health and Research Center
Former Co-Chair, Community Assistance Fund, Sponsors of Educational Opportunity
Member, Corporate Partners Council, Birmingham Art Museum
Former Mentor, Dreams Into Action
Chair, Finance Committee, Saint Vincent's Foundation
Member, Governing Board, Alabama Council on Economic Education
Member, Magic City Bar Association
Member, National Bar Association
Board Treasurer, Saint Vincent's Foundation
Member, Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Member, The Links, Incorporated
Chair, Voices Against Violence
Member, Women Leadership Momentum, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), 2007-2008
Father's Name:
Andrew Sewell
Father's Occupation:
Retired Coach
Favorite Quote:
"Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth." Shirley Chisholm
Mother's Name:
Nancy Sewell
Mother's Occupation:
Retired Librarian and Member, Selma City Council