Terence Roberts | |
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Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina | |
Assumed office July 1, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Richard Shirley |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)
[1] Anderson SC |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Natalie H Roberts |
Residence | Anderson, South Carolina |
Education | B.A. Winthrop University |
Profession | insurance, 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.
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]
"She said 'I thought I should call you first,' " said the mayor, 47,who admits he now pays closer to attention to sirens.
Roberts has served as Anderson's mayor since 2006. He is the city's first black mayor.