Lee Terry
| Lee Terry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Brad Ashford |
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Lee Raymond Terry January 29, 1962 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Robyn Terry |
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University of Nebraska, Lincoln Creighton University |
| Religion | Methodism |
Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29, 1962) is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser. From 1999 to 2015, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. Since 2015, Terry reactivated his law license and is a senior adviser to the government relations and public group for the international law firm Kelley Drye & Warren.
Terry was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Chalone (née Courtney) and Leland Roy Terry. He graduated from Omaha Northwest High School. He then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 1987. He worked as a private practice attorney specializing in civil matters before entering politics. He was a member of the Omaha City Council from 1991 to 1998, and served for two years as president and another two years as vice president of the body. While on the city council, Terry advocated using private-public partnerships as a way to lower taxation within Omaha.
In 1998, incumbent Republican Representative Jon Lynn Christensen retired to run for governor of Nebraska. Terry ran to succeed him, winning the Republican primary with a plurality, 40%, in a three-way race. Attorney Steve Kupka came second with 30%, businessman Brad Kuiper came third with 27% and three other candidates took the remaining 4%. In the general election, Terry defeated Democratic nominee Michael Scott, a television anchor, 67% to 34%.
In 2000, Terry defeated Democratic State Senator Shelley Kiel, 66% to 31%. In 2002, he defeated Democratic businessman Jim Simon, 63% to 33%. In 2004, he defeated Democratic State Senator Nancy Thompson, 61% to 36%.
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