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Terri sewell.

• Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Alabama District 7

2011 - Present

Compensation

(2012) $191,507

November 8, 2022

November 5, 2024

Princeton University, 1986

Oxford University, 1988

Harvard University, 1992

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Terri Sewell ( Democratic Party ) is a member of the U.S. House , representing Alabama's 7th Congressional District . She assumed office on January 3, 2011. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Sewell ( Democratic Party ) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 7th Congressional District . She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024 . She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024 .

In the 116th Congress , Sewell was again assigned to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence . Her caucus memberships also included the Congressional Black Caucus and New Democrat Coalition . [1] [2]

Sewell, who was first elected in 2010, ran unopposed in her re-election campaigns in 2016 and 2018. She was the only Democratic member of the Alabama congressional delegation for seven years until Doug Jones (D) was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election in 2017.

Prior to serving in Congress, Sewell was a partner in the Birmingham law office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., where she focused on securities and public finance law. [3]

• 2.1.1 2017-2018
• 2.1.2 2015-2016
• 2.1.3 2013-2014
• 2.1.4 2011-2012
• 3.1 Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
• 3.2 Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
• 3.3 Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
• 3.4 Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020
• 3.5 Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
• 3.6.1.1 Trade Act of 2015
• 3.6.1.2 Defense spending authorization
• 3.6.1.3 2016 Budget proposal
• 3.6.1.4 2015 budget
• 3.6.2.1 Iran nuclear deal
• 3.6.2.2 Export-Import Bank
• 3.6.3.1 USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
• 3.6.3.2 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
• 3.6.3.3 Cyber security
• 3.6.4 Immigration
• 3.7 113th Congress
• 3.8.1 HR 644
• 3.8.3 DHS Appropriations
• 3.8.4 CISPA (2013)
• 3.9.1 Farm bill
• 3.9.2 2014 Budget
• 3.9.3 Government shutdown
• 3.9.4 Federal Pay Adjustment Act
• 3.10.1 Morton Memos Prohibition
• 3.11.1 Healthcare Reform Rules
• 3.12.1 Abortion
• 3.13.1 Fiscal Cliff
• 4.1.1 Endorsements
• 4.8 Full history
• 6 Notable endorsements
• 7 Campaign finance summary
• 8.1 PGI: Change in net worth
• 8.2 PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
• 9.1 Ideology and leadership
• 9.2 Like-minded colleagues
• 9.3 Lifetime voting record
• 9.4 Congressional staff salaries
• 10 See also
• 11 External links
• 12 Footnotes

Below is an abbreviated outline of Sewell's academic, professional, and political career: [4]

• 2011-Present: U.S. Representative from Alabama's 7th Congressional District
• 1992: Graduated from Harvard University with J.D.
• 1988: Graduated from Oxford University with M.A.
• 1986: Graduated from Princeton University with B.A.

Committee assignments

Sewell was assigned to the following committees: [Source]

• Committee on House Administration
• Elections , Ranking Member
• Committee on Ways and Means
• Social Security
• Select Revenue Measures
• Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)

At the beginning of the 115th Congress , Sewell was assigned to the following committees: [5]

• Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Sewell served on the following committees: [6]

• Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
• Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
• Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture , Ranking member
• Subcommittee on Emerging Threats

Sewell served on the following committees: [7]

• United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
• Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
• Subcommittee on Research and Science Education

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here .

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes: 116th congress, 2019-2020.

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

Voted Yea on:  Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Conference report) (HR 2)

Voted Nay on:  Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2 (second vote))

Voted Nay on:  Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 (HR 4760)

Voted Yea on:  Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2)

Voted Nay on:  Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36)

Voted Nay on:  Kate's Law (HR 3004)

Voted Nay on:  No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (HR 3003)

Voted Nay on:  American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)

Voted Yea on:  Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 6157)

Voted Yea on:  Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 5895)

Voted Yea on:  Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 6157)

Did not vote on:  Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 5895)

Voted Yea on:  Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S 2155)

Voted Yea on:  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1625)

Voted Yea on:  The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)

Voted Nay on:  Further Extension Of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1892)

Voted Yea on:  Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)

Voted Nay on:  Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)

Voted Yea on:  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)

Voted Nay on:  Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)

Voted Nay on:  Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (HJ Res 123)

Voted Nay on:  Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)

Voted Nay on:  Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3354)

Voted Yea on:  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)

Voted Yea on:  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 601)

Voted Nay on:  Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (HR 10)

Voted Yea on:  Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)

Voted Yea on:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (HR 5515)

Voted Nay on:  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)

Voted Yea on:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018—Conference report (HR 2810)

Voted Nay on:  Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3219)

Voted Yea on:  Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)

Voted Yea on:  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180, second vote)

Voted Nay on:  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180)

Voted Yea on:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)

Voted Yea on:  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 1301)

• 114th Congress

The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. [82] [83] For more information pertaining to Sewell's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections. [84]

Economic and fiscal

Trade act of 2015.

Defense spending authorization

2016 Budget proposal

2015 budget, foreign affairs, iran nuclear deal, export-import bank, usa freedom act of 2015, pain-capable unborn child protection act, cyber security, immigration.

• 113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. [125] For more information pertaining to Sewell's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections. [126]

National security

Dhs appropriations, cispa (2013), 2014 budget, government shutdown, federal pay adjustment act, morton memos prohibition, healthcare reform rules, social issues, previous congressional sessions, fiscal cliff.

See also:  Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 7

Incumbent Terri Sewell and Robin Litaker are running in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christian Horn (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for u.s. house alabama district 7.

Incumbent Terri Sewell defeated Chris Davis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on March 5, 2024.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for u.s. house alabama district 7.

Christian Horn   (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Robin Litaker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on March 5, 2024.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here .

See also:  Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

Incumbent Terri Sewell defeated Beatrice Nichols and Gavin Goodman in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on November 8, 2022.

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Terri Sewell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 7.

The Republican primary election was canceled. Beatrice Nichols advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 7.

See also:  Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Incumbent Terri Sewell won election in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on November 3, 2020.

• Camron Devin Stokes (D)

Incumbent Terri Sewell won election in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Incumbent Terri Sewell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 7 on June 5, 2018.

• Richard Rice (D)

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Terri Sewell (D) was unopposed in the general election, as the only Republican candidate, David Van Williams , withdrew from the race. Sewell faced no opposition in the March 2016 primary. [149] [150] [151]

Sewell ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. She defeated Tamara Harris Johnson in the Democratic primary election on June 3, 2014, and was unchallenged in the general election. [152] [153]

Sewell won re-election to the 7th Congressional District in 2012. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Don Chamberlain (R) in the November 6 general election. [154]

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Sewell's official website listed the following issues: [156]

• Jobs and Economy

Notable endorsements

This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage and endorsements scopes.

Campaign finance summary

Personal gain index.

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric

PGI: Change in net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org , Sewell's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-636,982 and $1,019,997. That averages to $191,507 , which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Sewell ranked as the 348th most wealthy representative in 2012. [157] Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent. [158]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org , Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Sewell received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2009-2014, 33.87 percent of Sewell's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below. [160]

Ideology and leadership

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Sewell was a rank-and-file Democrat as of July 2014. This was the same rating Sewell received in June 2013. [161]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party. [162]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Sewell missed 118 of 3,315 roll call votes from January 2011 to September 2015. This amounted to 3.6 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015. [163]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Sewell paid her congressional staff a total of $842,301 in 2011. She ranked 13th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 90th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Alabama ranked 22nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011. [164]

National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

Sewell ranked 174th in the liberal rankings in 2013. [165]

Sewell ranked 143rd in the liberal rankings in 2012. [166]

Sewell ranked 164th in the liberal rankings in 2011. [167]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

Sewell voted with the Democratic Party 90.6 percent of the time, which ranked 152nd among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014. [168]

Sewell voted with the Democratic Party 95.2 percent of the time, which ranked 113th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013. [169]

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• ↑ Congresswoman Terri Sewell , "Committees & Caucuses," accessed January 29, 2019
• ↑ Office of the Clerk , "Committee Information," accessed January 29, 2019
• ↑ Congresswoman Terri Sewell , "Biography," accessed January 29, 2019
• ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , "Terri Sewell," accessed October 28, 2011
• ↑ U.S. House Clerk , "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
• ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk , "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
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• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
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• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 69," February 9, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 60," February 6, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 44," January 22, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 33," January 18, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 708," December 21, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 692," December 19, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 670," December 7, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 637," November 16, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 589," October 26, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 557," October 5, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 528," September 14, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 480," September 8, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 441," September 6, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 299," June 8, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 249," May 3, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 230," May 24, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 49," January 30, 2018
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 631," November 14, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 435," July 27, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 413," July 25, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 437," July 28, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 407," July 24, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 378," July 14, 2017
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 136," March 8, 2017
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• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 361," June 12, 2015
• ↑ Roll Call , "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 362," June 12, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 374," June 18, 2015
• ↑ Politico , "Trade turnaround: House backs new power for Obama," June 18, 2015
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• ↑ The Hill , "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
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• ↑ The Hill , "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 183," accessed May 5, 2015
• ↑ The Hill , "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 3460," accessed September 10, 2015
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 597," accessed November 2, 2015
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
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• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 36 - the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," accessed May 16, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "HR 36," accessed May 16, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 1731," accessed November 2, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 173," accessed November 2, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act," accessed November 1, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 170," accessed November 1, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 4038 - the American SAFE Act of 2015," accessed November 20, 2015
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• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
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• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "HR 2217 - DHS Appropriations Act of 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "HR 624 - CISPA (2013) - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
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• ↑ Roll Call , "Omnibus Sails Through the Senate," January 16, 2014
• ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House , "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
• ↑ Buzzfeed , "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
• ↑ The Washington Post , "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
• ↑ U.S. House , "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ The Library of Congress , "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "H Amdt 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "H Amdt 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
• ↑ U.S. House , "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
• ↑ The New York Times , "Alabama Primary Results," accessed March 1, 2016
• ↑ Alabama Republican Party , "2016 Qualified Alabama Republican Candidates," accessed November 10, 2015
• ↑ Alabama Democrats , "Qualified Democratic Candidates as of November 6, 2015," accessed November 10, 2015
• ↑ Politico , "2014 Alabama House Primaries Results," June 3, 2014
• ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named huffpost14
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• ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk , "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
• ↑ Office website, "Issues," accessed September 12, 2013 ( dead link )
• ↑ OpenSecrets , "Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
• ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
• ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
• ↑ OpenSecrets.org , "Rep. Terri A. Sewell," accessed September 19, 2014
• ↑ GovTrack , "Terri Sewell," accessed July 21, 2014
• ↑ OpenCongress , "Terri Sewell," archived February 25, 2016
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• ↑ National Journal , "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
• ↑ OpenCongress , "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
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A Fighter Alabama Can Count On

Terri Sewell is the proud product of Alabama’s rural Black Belt and has spent her life fighting for Alabama communities. From her time as one of the only black public finance lawyers in Alabama, when she delivered financing for new campus facilities at Alabama State University, Tuskegee University, and Stillman College, to her work as Congresswoman for Alabama’s 7 th  District, Terri Sewell has delivered results every step of the way.

From Alabama, For Alabama

A native of Selma, Alabama, Terri is the daughter of Nancy Gardner Sewell, a high school librarian, and the late Coach Andrew A. Sewell, a math teacher and  Selma High head basketball coach. Growing up, Terri went to public school in Selma. She was elected student council president, named homecoming queen, and graduated as the first black valedictorian of Selma High School.

With the help of federal student aid and academic scholarships, Terri was able to put herself through college at Princeton University, where she graduated with honors. Then she received a master’s degree in Politics with honors on scholarship from Oxford University in England and earned her law degree from Harvard Law School. While she began her legal career in New York City, it was the lure of home and family that led Terri to return to Birmingham, AL, where she became the first black woman partner at a local law office.

Strengthening Alabama’s Workforce

Terri first ran for Congress at the height of the recession in 2010, and she made it a top priority to give Alabamians the opportunities needed to get back to work. As a Congresswoman, Terri started an annual Job Fair to connect local employers with Alabama job seekers. She also founded a training program in her congressional office, Project R.E.A.D.Y., which helps prepare job seekers in her district for employment opportunities in a competitive workforce.

In Congress, Terri has fought for smart economic investments in Alabama’s 7 th  District through tax incentives, infrastructure development, smart trade policies, and small business support. She has secured more than $11.5 billion in federal grants for her district since taking office in 2011, including: $30 million in TIGER grants for public transportation in Birmingham; a $6 million Department of Labor grant for jobs training awarded to establish Innovate Birmingham; $13 million in Historic Preservation grants for civil right sites from the National Park Service; and more than $62.5 million for water and sewer improvements in the Black Belt. Congresswoman Sewell has also led efforts on rural broadband investment and measures to encourage greater private investment in apprenticeships and our workforce development pipeline.

Putting Constituent Services First

Every year, Congresswoman Sewell hosts numerous community events throughout Alabama’s 7 th  district, including annual town hall meetings in each of the 14 counties in her district, listening to constituents so she can take their concerns back to Congress. Since she was first elected, Congresswoman Sewell has hosted more than 620 town hall meetings, job fairs, issue forums, grant workshops, veteran fairs, EPA meetings, Project R.E.A.D.Y. skills training, industry tours, and other events in the district.

Getting to the bottom of constituent casework and helping Alabama residents receive the federal benefits they have earned is a top priority for Congresswoman Sewell. As the U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 7 th  Congressional District, Congresswoman Sewell has helped constituents recover more than $22 million in veterans’ benefits, Social Security payments, and other federal awards since taking office.

Building on a History of Empowerment

As the Member of Congress representing Alabama’s civil rights district, Congresswoman Sewell has been a passionate champion for recognizing and honoring the sacrifices of those freedom fighters who served as powerful agents of change. Since she was first elected in 2011, Congresswoman Sewell has helped secure more than $13 million in Historic Preservation Grants through the National Park Service (NPS) for historic sites in Alabama’s 7 th  District.

Congresswoman Sewell was honored that her first piece of successful legislation recognized the “Four Little Girls” who tragically lost their lives during the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. The Congressional Gold Medal bill, which is the highest civilian honor Congress can give, passed unanimously in both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 24, 2013 at a special signing ceremony in the Oval Office.  In September 2015, on the 50th Anniversary of this tragic event, the American people, through their elected representatives, finally paid tribute to the “Four Little Girls” by bestowing them with a Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony held in our nation’s Capitol.

Congresswoman Sewell also sponsored a Congressional Gold Medal bill honoring the Foot Soldiers, whose courageous march from Selma to Montgomery led to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Congresswoman Sewell’s bill honoring the Voting Rights Foot Soldiers passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama while en route to Selma, AL, on March 8, 2015, for the 50 th  Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march.

A Lifetime of Leadership

Presently serving in her 7 th term, Congresswoman Sewell sits on the exclusive House Ways and Means Committee and brings to the committee her more than 15 years of experience as a securities and public finance attorney. Currently, she sits on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Health; the Subcommittee on Trade; and the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

In the 118th Congress, Congresswoman Sewell was appointed to the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Administration where she serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections.

Congresswoman Sewell previously sat on the distinguished House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence charged with the oversight of our national security. There, she served as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, charged with the oversight of collection and timely dissemination of Department of Defense intelligence with respect to support of all military operations.

In her short time in Congress, Sewell has held several leadership positions, including Freshman Class President in the 112 th  Congress. In the 116 th  Congress, she was selected by the Democratic Whip, James Clyburn, to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip, and currently sits on the prestigious Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which sets the policy direction of the Democratic Caucus. Congresswoman Sewell is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus where she is Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force.  She is a Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Health Care Task Force; Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus; Vice Chair of the Congressional HBCU Caucus; and Co-Chair of the Rural Caucus.

In 2022, Congresswoman Sewell was elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors where she proudly oversees the foundation’s acclaimed internship, fellowship, and scholarship program as well as its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC).

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Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell was re-elected on November 6, 2012, to her second term with 72 percent of the vote. Congresswoman Sewell 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. As a proud product of Alabama’s Black Belt, Congresswoman Sewell has been an outspoken advocate for creating economic opportunities for her constituents in the 7th District since day one. The 7th Congressional District includes parts of the cities of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa, as well as the counties of Alabama’s Black Belt-the heart of which is Congresswoman Sewell’s hometown of Selma.

In the 112th Congress, Congresswoman Sewell was elected by her fellow freshman Democratic members to serve as the President of the Freshman Class. In addition to serving as President of the Democratic Freshman Class, Congresswoman Sewell was selected to serve as a Senior Whip by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD). This position provided her with a strong platform from which to advocate for constituents in the 7th District and families all across Alabama. Congresswoman Sewell’s Democratic colleagues elected her to serve as Regional Whip for Region VII. In this capacity, she was responsible for relaying concerns and questions about legislation from Members within her region to Democratic leadership. She sat on the House Committee on Agriculture as well as the House Committee on Science, Space & Technology during her first term.

In the 113th Congress, Congresswoman Sewell sits on the House Committee on Financial Services and brings to the committee her more than 15 years of experience as a public finance attorney. She was selected by Democratic leadership to serve on the distinguished House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence . This committee is the House of Representatives’ key link to the Director of National Intelligence and the 17 agencies that constitute the Intelligence Community. In addition, Congresswoman Sewell was selected by Democratic Whip Hoyer to serve as one of his Chief Deputy Whips for the Democratic Party in the 113th Congress.

As a direct beneficiary of the sacrifices made during the Civil Rights Movement, Congresswoman Sewell was honored that her first piece of successful legislation recognized the “Four Little Girls” who tragically lost their lives during the 16th Street Church bombing in 1963. In January 2013, Congresswoman Sewell and Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-06) introduced H.R. 360 to request that Congress bestow its highest civilian honor—the Congressional Gold Medal—to Addie Mae, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise. The bill passed unanimously in both houses of Congress and was signed by President Barack Obama on May 24th, 2013. On September 10, 2013, the week of the 50th Commemoration of the bombing, Congresswoman Sewell joined Congressional Colleagues and Leadership to posthumously bestow the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise in a Ceremony at the United States Capitol.

Congresswoman Sewell has placed getting Alabamians back to work on the top of her priority list. Her office has implemented a results-driven approach to addressing the unemployment crisis in Alabama’s Black Belt. This proactive jobs initiative began in the fall of 2012 when she hosted her office’s first Job Fair in Birmingham. In August 2013, she hosted her 2ndCongressional Job Fair in Selma and she plans to make this an annual event. In addition, her office has hosted job readiness workshops across the 7th District as a part of the workforce training initiative, Realizing Everyone’s Ability to Develop Yourself, also known as Project R.E.A.D.Y.

The first black valedictorian of Selma High School, Terri attended Princeton University, graduating cum laude in 1986. Terri was awarded a Marshall/Commonwealth Scholarship and received a Masters’s degree with first-class Honors from Oxford University in 1988. She is a 1992 graduate of Harvard Law School where she served as an editor of the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.

After graduation, Terri served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge U.W. Clemon, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, in Birmingham. Terri began her legal career at the prestigious law firm of Davis, Polk & Wardwell in New York City, where she was a successful securities lawyer for more than a decade.

Congresswoman Sewell returned to Alabama in 2004 where she was a partner in the Birmingham law office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. She distinguished herself as one of the only black public finance lawyers in the State of Alabama.

Congresswoman Sewell is the daughter of retired Coach Andrew A. Sewell and retired librarian Nancy Gardner Sewell, Selma’s first black City Councilwoman.

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Rep. Terri A. Sewell

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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.

Congresswoman Sewell sits on the exclusive House Ways and Means Committee and brings to the committee her more than 15 years of experience as a securities and public finance attorney. Currently, in the 117th Congress, she serves as a member of the House Ways & Means Committee where she sits on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Health; the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures; and the Subcommittee on Social Security.

In her short time in Congress, Sewell has held several leadership positions including Freshman Class President in the 112th Congress. In the 117th Congress, she was selected by the Democratic Whip James Clyburn to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip, and sits on the prestigious Steering and Policy Committee, which sets the policy direction of the Democratic Caucus.

Congresswoman Sewell is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus where she is Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force. She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition; Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus; Vice-Chair of the Congressional HBCU Caucus; and Co-Chair of the Rural Caucus.

Congresswoman Sewell is an outspoken advocate for jobs creation, workforce development, skills training and for providing resources and economic opportunities for her constituents in the 7th Congressional District. In addition to pursuing job-creating legislation in Congress, Sewell has implemented a results-driven approach to addressing the unemployment crisis by hosting an Annual Job Fair and job readiness workshops across the district as a part of a workforce initiative called Project R.E.A.D.Y.: Realizing Everyone’s Ability to Develop Yourself.

As the Member of Congress representing Alabama’s civil rights district, Congresswoman Sewell has been a passionate champion for recognizing and honoring the sacrifices of those freedom fighters who served as powerful agents of change. Congresswoman Sewell was honored that her first piece of successful legislation recognized the “Four Little Girls” who tragically lost their lives during the bombing of the16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow. The bill passed unanimously in both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 24, 2013 in a signing ceremony in the Oval Office to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the church bombing.

In March of 2015, Congresswoman Sewell welcomed the world to her hometown of Selma during the 50th Anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery including President and Mrs. Obama; President and Mrs. George W. Bush and more than 100 members of Congress. Sewell’s second

Congressional Gold Medal bill to honor the Foot Soldiers of the Voting Rights Movement was signed by President Obama on March 7, 2015, the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Prior to her election in 2010, Congresswoman Sewell was the first black woman partner in the Birmingham law office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., where she distinguished herself as one of the only black public finance lawyers in the State of Alabama. A proud product of Alabama’s rural Black Belt, Congresswoman Sewell was the first black valedictorian of Selma High School. She is an honors graduate of Princeton University and Oxford University and received her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Congresswoman Sewell is a Silver Star and life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is the daughter of the late Coach Andrew A. Sewell of Selma, AL and retired librarian Nancy Gardner Sewell, Selma’s first black City Councilwoman, the 18th South Eastern Regional Director and former Supreme Grammateus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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Biden campaign press release - congressional black caucus member and alabama congresswoman terri sewell endorses joe biden for president.

Joe Biden Leads the Democratic Field with 11 Congressional Black Caucus Endorsements

Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell released the following statement endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States:

"This Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend we honor and remember the legacy of Dr. King and the movement he led dedicated to ensuring that all Americans can have a voice in our democracy. Donald Trump is the biggest threat to Dr. King's legacy! I believe that Joe Biden is the best democratic candidate to beat Trump and, therefore, protect the causes central to the life's work of Dr. King. That is why Joe Biden is my choice for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

"Vice President Biden has a long, proven record in both protecting and furthering Dr. King's legacy. Throughout his many years of service, Joe has proven his ability to bring Americans together to fight for civil rights, expand access to health care, tackle poverty and inequality, and promote economic prosperity for all Americans. Over and over, he has shown his commitment to upholding the democratic values that my constituents and l in Alabama's Civil Rights District hold dear, especially leading Congress' successful effort to renew the Voting Rights Act.

"In this moment, as our democracy is under attack from forces at home and abroad, it is more important than ever for the American people to unite behind a presidential candidate that has the ability to create consensus and move our country towards a more perfect union. I know Joe is that candidate – and he has the record to prove it. Joe's broad experience in foreign and domestic policy, coupled with his strong character and love of people, make him the best candidate to take on Donald Trump, restore American leadership, and return dignity and honor to the White House."

Congresswoman Terri Sewell is the first black woman to ever serve in the Alabama congressional delegation. Congresswoman Sewell was selected this Congress to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip and sits on the Steering and Policy Committee — the committee that sets the policy direction of the Democratic Caucus. She is currently the Vice-Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support.

Congresswoman Sewell is the 11th Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member to endorse Joe Biden and the first from Alabama. Within the CBC, she serves as the Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force — focusing on an issue that Biden has championed in both the White House and Senate. She is the lead sponsor on HR4, the bill to restore the Voting Rights Act. Congresswoman Sewell's endorsement not only is a testament to the broad and diverse coalition that Biden is building, but also highlights Biden's career-long dedication to restoring and strengthening our democratic institutions through his work to protect the right to vote.

Biden for President has previously announced more than 1,100 endorsements from national, state, and local leaders, including current and former U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state elected officials, community leaders, and national security professionals.

Joseph R. Biden, Biden Campaign Press Release - Congressional Black Caucus Member and Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell Endorses Joe Biden for President Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/366589

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Congresswoman Terri Sewell is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Alabama, serving in her sixth term representing the 7th district. Congresswoman Sewell sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, the Steering and Policy Committee, and serves as Chief Deputy Whip. She is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition; Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Caucus; Vice-Chair of the HBCU Caucus; and Co-Chair of the Rural Caucus. Sewell is a fierce advocate for job creation and economic opportunity. Representing Alabama’s Civil Rights District, she is a champion for advancing the legacy of the Foot Soldiers who marched for justice. She is the chief sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which passed the House in August. Sewell was the first Black woman partner in the Birmingham office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, and one of Alabama’s only Black public finance lawyers. She was the first Black valedictorian of Selma High School and a graduate of Princeton University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School. A life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, she is the daughter of the late Coach Andrew Sewell and Nancy Gardner Sewell, Selma’s first Black City Councilwoman.

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Terri Sewell

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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.

Congresswoman Sewell sits on the exclusive House Ways and Means Committee and brings to the committee her more than 15 years of experience as a securities and public finance attorney. Currently, in the 117th Congress, she serves as a member of the House Ways & Means Committee where she sits on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Health; the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures; and the Subcommittee on Social Security.

In her short time in Congress, Sewell has held several leadership positions including Freshman Class President in the 112th Congress. In the 117th Congress, she was selected by the Democratic Whip James Clyburn to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip, and sits on the prestigious Steering and Policy Committee, which sets the policy direction of the Democratic Caucus.

Congresswoman Sewell is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus where she is Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force. She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition; Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus; Vice-Chair of the Congressional HBCU Caucus; and Co-Chair of the Rural Caucus.

Congresswoman Sewell is an outspoken advocate for jobs creation, workforce development, skills training and for providing resources and economic opportunities for her constituents in the 7th Congressional District. In addition to pursuing job-creating legislation in Congress, Sewell has implemented a results-driven approach to addressing the unemployment crisis by hosting an Annual Job Fair and job readiness workshops across the district as a part of a workforce initiative called Project R.E.A.D.Y.: Realizing Everyone’s Ability to Develop Yourself.

As the Member of Congress representing Alabama’s civil rights district, Congresswoman Sewell has been a passionate champion for recognizing and honoring the sacrifices of those freedom fighters who served as powerful agents of change. Congresswoman Sewell was honored that her first piece of successful legislation recognized the “Four Little Girls” who tragically lost their lives during the bombing of the16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow. The bill passed unanimously in both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 24, 2013 in a signing ceremony in the Oval Office to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the church bombing.

In March of 2015, Congresswoman Sewell welcomed the world to her hometown of Selma during the 50th Anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery including President and Mrs. Obama; President and Mrs. George W. Bush and more than 100 members of Congress. Sewell’s second Congressional Gold Medal bill to honor the Foot Soldiers of the Voting Rights Movement was signed by President Obama on March 7, 2015, the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Prior to her election in 2010, Congresswoman Sewell was the first black woman partner in the Birmingham law office of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., where she distinguished herself as one of the only black public finance lawyers in the State of Alabama. A proud product of Alabama’s rural Black Belt, Congresswoman Sewell was the first black valedictorian of Selma High School. She is an honors graduate of Princeton University and Oxford University and received her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Congresswoman Sewell is a Silver Star and life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is the daughter of the late Coach Andrew A. Sewell of Selma, AL and retired librarian Nancy Gardner Sewell, Selma’s first black City Councilwoman, the 18th South Eastern Regional Director and former Supreme Grammateus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Contact Information

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• 2201 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
• Phone: 202-225-2665
• Official Email: Unknown

Education Information

Known educational history for Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL.

• JD, Harvard University, 1989-1992
• MA, Literature, Oxford University, 1986-1988
• BA, Politics, Princeton University, 1982-1986

Political Information

Known political history for Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL.

• Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 7, 2020
• Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 7, 2010-present

Professions Information

Known professional history for Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL.

• 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
• Former Staff, Senator Howell Heflin, Alabama State Senate
• Former Employee, Representative Richard Shelby, United States House of Representatives
• Former Partner, Maynard, Cooper, and Gale, Professional Company

Congressional Information

Known congressional history for Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL.

• President, Freshman Class, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2010-2012
• Chief Deputy Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
• Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support (DIWS), 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
• Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness (INMAR), United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
• Former Member, Human Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
• Former Ranking Member, Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives
• Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
• Member, Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus
• Member, Congressional Caucus on Korea
• Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Member, Special Operations Forces (SOF) Caucus
• Member, Congressional Rural Healthcare Coalition
• Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus
• Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
• Member, Congressional Army Caucus
• Member, Congressional Black Caucus
• Member, House Rural Education Caucus
• Member, Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Member, Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus
• Member, Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
• Member, Congressional Kurdish-American Caucus
• Member, Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
• Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Member, Congressional Cement Caucus
• Member, State Medicaid Expansion Caucus (SMEC)
• Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus
• Regional Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
• Senior Whip, Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Organizations Information

Known organizational history for Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL.

• Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, present
• Member, Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, present
• Member, Women Leadership Momentum, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), 2007-2008
• Board Member, Cahaba Council, Girl Scouts of America
• Board Member, Alabama Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Former Member, Alumni Advisory Board, Sponsors of Educational Opportunity
• Former Mentor, Dreams Into Action
• Member, National Bar Association
• Member, Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
• Member, The Links, Incorporated
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Alabama Bar Association
• Board Treasurer, Saint Vincent's Foundation
• Chair, Finance Committee, Saint Vincent's Foundation
• Chair, Voices Against Violence
• Former Co-Chair, Community Assistance Fund, Sponsors of Educational Opportunity
• Former Editor, Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, Harvard Law School
• Member, Corporate Partners Council, Birmingham Art Museum
• Member, Birmingham Bar Association
• Member, Governing Board, Alabama Council on Economic Education
• Member, Magic City Bar Association
• Member, Community Advisory Board, University of Alabama, Birmingham Minority Health and Research Center

Election History

Terri Sewell from Birmingham, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.

• 2022 Alabama 7th Congressional District Election - Lost
• 2020 Alabama 7th Congressional District Election - Won
• 2018 Alabama 7th Congressional District Election - Won
• 2016 Alabama 7th Congressional District Election - Won
• 2014 Alabama 7th Congressional District Election - Won

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Published on February 7, 2019 at 6:55 am CST

Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, was appointed to Chair the House Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support.

The Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, announced the subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress. Sewell will serve as the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support. In addition, Sewell will serve on the Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness.

“As the Chair of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, I look forward to bringing my six years of experience on the Intelligence Committee to bear to advance and ensure our military readiness with respect to the accurate, timely and relevant dissemination of intelligence critical to our military operations,” Sewell said. “In this challenging time, it is more important than ever that we work actively to advance our defense intelligence capabilities and tactics to address the global threats to our national security.”

“The success of our nation’s intelligence operations depends on maximizing all of our resources across all of the 17 IC agencies. Our greatest asset is our people,” Sewell said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness to continue to promote diversity and inclusion across the Intelligence Community to ensure our national security workforce is reflective of the rich diversity that makes our nation strong.”

Alabama has a robust national security presence in Huntsville, Anniston, Montgomery and the Wiregrass. The state is home to federally-recognized military and civilian leaders in the cyber security field and to Boeing, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and other numerous defense contractors and aerospace research companies that support thousands of jobs for citizens throughout the state.

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is composed of members selected by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, California, and provides policy guidance and funding levels for the Intelligence Community. As one of the architects of U.S. intelligence strategy, the Committee is the House of Representatives’ key link to the Director of National Intelligence and the 17 agencies that constitute the Intelligence Community.

The Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support oversees policies and programs focused on providing our nation’s warfighters accurate, timely and relevant intelligence in support of military operations. This subcommittee will foster greater awareness, collaboration and more effective deployment of resources across the Intelligence Committee related to the collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination of strategic and tactical intelligence.

The Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness oversees policies and programs focused on ensuring that the intelligence enterprise is staffed, trained and equipped to advance its mission. This subcommittee will foster greater awareness, collaboration and more effective deployment of resources across the Intelligence Community on issues of human capital management, security clearance reform, IT modernization and an array of enterprise-wide, cross-cutting initiatives.

The American electorate gave Democrat control of the House of Representatives. This means that Democrats select the Speaker of the House and all of the committee chairs and subcommittee chairs.

Terri Sewell is serving her fifth term representing Alabama’s 7th Congressional district. She sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where she serves as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support. She is the Vice Chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and a Chief Deputy Whip for the Democratic House Caucus. In addition, Sewell serves on the prestigious Steering and Policy Committee of the Democratic Caucus, is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, serves as Vice Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and Vice Chair of Outreach for the New Democrat Coalition.

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