Terence Roberts
Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina
Assumed office
July 1, 2006
Preceded byRichard Shirley
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
Anderson SC
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNatalie H Roberts
ResidenceAnderson, South Carolina
EducationB.A. Winthrop University
Professioninsurance, business owner

Terence Roberts (born 1959/1960)[1] is the current mayor of Anderson, South Carolina, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina. Serving since July 1, 2006, he is the first African-American mayor of the city.

Biography

Terence Roberts was born on November 26, 1959 (aged 62). He was raised in Anderson and is a 1978 graduate of West Side High School in Anderson.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in marketing from Winthrop University.[2] After school he started his own insurance agency.[2]

In 2006, he defeated 2-term incumbent mayor Richard Shirley by a vote of 2,219 to 1,887[3][4] becoming the first Black mayor of the city.[5]

He was certified as the winner of the April 8, 2018, election, as the only candidate for mayor, and automatically reelected for a fourth term, July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Staley, Doug (June 20, 2007). "Terence Roberts completes first-year as mayor". Anderson Independent-Mail. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. "She said 'I thought I should call you first,' " said the mayor, 47,who admits he now pays closer to attention to sirens.
  2. 1 2 3 "Terence Roberts is named 2021 Distinguished Alumnus of Westside High School". Anderson School District Five website. 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Smith-Miles, Charmain (August 13, 2009). "Former Anderson mayor says he won't run for elected office". Anderson Independent-Mail.
  4. ↑ Simon, Anna (April 9, 2006). "Roberts defeats Shirley in Anderson mayor's race". The Greenville News.
  5. ↑ "Anderson mayor released from hospital after aneurysm". WRDW-TV. July 12, 2017. Roberts has served as Anderson's mayor since 2006. He is the city's first black mayor.
  6. ↑ Katy Smith (February 21, 2014). "Anderson County Registration and Elections" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Elections". City of Anderson, SC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.


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