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Terri Sewell

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Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell (; born January 1, 1965) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district as member of the Democratic Party since 2011. The district includes most of the Black Belt, as well as most of the predominantly African American portions of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. A native of Huntsville, Sewell studied at Princeton University for a bachelor's, Harvard Law School for a Juris Doctor degree, and St Hilda's College, Oxford for a second bachelor's that was promoted by tradition to an MA. Before entering politics, she was a securities lawyer for Davis Polk & Wardwell and a public finance lawyer for Maynard, Cooper & Gale, where she was the first Black woman to make partner. She is the first African-American woman 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terri Sewell is the 19,398th most popular politician (down from 19,204th in 2019), the 18,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,217th in 2019) and the 1,503rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Terri Sewell ranks 19,398 out of 19,576. Before her are Hope Hicks, Ted Budd, Daniel Hannan, Žiga Jeglič, Miho Nonaka, and Mark Pocan. After her are Cory Gardner, Quino Colom, Jeff Fortenberry, Dmitri Nossov, Hasan Aliyev, and Thando Hopa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Terri Sewell ranks 952. Before her are Alex Tobin, Nigel Adkins, Carlton Palmer, Veronica Taylor, Eddie McGoldrick, and Sunetra Gupta. After her are Vishal Bhardwaj, Ami Bera, Robert Aderholt, Teresa Weatherspoon, John Michael Montgomery, and Mario Deslauriers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terri Sewell ranks 18,995 out of 20,380. Before her are Payton Pritchard (1998), David J. Peterson (1981), Travis Willingham (1981), Darin Brooks (1984), Evan Mobley (2001), and Mark Pocan (1964). After her are Hallee Hirsh (1987), Cory Gardner (1974), Tonja Buford-Bailey (1970), Donald Young (1989), Eric Bledsoe (1989), and Tyler Dorsey (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Terri Sewell ranks 1,503. Before her are Patrick McHenry (1975), Clementa C. Pinckney (1973), Trey Gowdy (1964), Hope Hicks (1988), Ted Budd (1971), and Mark Pocan (1964). After her are Cory Gardner (1974), Jeff Fortenberry (1960), Tony Amonte (1970), James Langevin (1964), Markwayne Mullin (1977), and Ami Bera (1965).

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