Terence Roberts

For other people named Terrence Roberts, see Terrence Roberts (disambiguation).
Terence Roberts
Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2006
Preceded byRichard Shirley
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)[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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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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