December 26, 2012
For the women who live there, the house is more than just a place to stay. Ms. Sewell recalled many occasions when her housemates would simply talk with her as she figured out, say, what Congressional staff members she should hire. “The camaraderie in the house is very special,” Ms. Sewell said. “We find that bonding over popcorn is especially helpful.”
January 17, 2012
If there is one thing I learned in my first year in Congress, it’s the importance of collaboration and working together for the good of all. As 2012 begins, it’s my hope that we will put aside partisan politics and work together around the common goal of improving the lives of Americans.
January 13, 2012
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, is uncontested in her party's primary, making it likely she will return to the House of Representatives next year.
January 03, 2012
As someone who appreciates the value of compromise, Terri Sewell has found lots of reasons to feel frustrated during her first year in Congress. "The political gridlock has definitely been the most disappointing, no doubt about it," said Sewell, the only Democrat in Alabama's congressional delegation and the first black woman elected to Congress from the state.
December 21, 2011
"I am delighted to take this time to visit with our local heroes," Rep. Sewell said. "They have given so much to protect our Nation and it is indeed an honor to spend time with them during the holiday season."
December 20, 2011
The lone Democrat in the delegation, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, voted against rejecting the Senate compromise.
November 21, 2011
In an attempt to invoke the memory and passion of the civil rights movement, a group of Democratic lawmakers will stand in a historic church in Birmingham today to help rally opposition to the state's new law that seeks to get tough on illegal immigrants. The 10 Democrats, including Rep. Terri Sewell of Birmingham, will participate in an ad hoc hearing on the immigration law and later help launch a petition to repeal it.
November 19, 2011
I know that my generation stands on the shoulders of trail blazers like Dr. Hall. It was her light that guided the path that led me to become Alabama’s first African American Congresswoman and for that, I am eternally grateful.
October 31, 2011
State director for USDA Rural Development Ronnie Davis, right, cuts a piece of ribbon cane for U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell at George Hall’s farm in Boligee on Friday. Hall, who owns and operates Hall’s Homemade Syrup, gave a tour to Sewell, who is pushing a new farm bill.
October 24, 2011
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) recognized Shuttlesworth and other freedom fighters as a key reason for her becoming the first black woman elected to Congress in Alabama.
Students had a live video conference with Commander Mike Fossum, who has been at the space station for four and half months. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell set the live conference up with NASA, in hopes of inspiring young people to go into the fields of math, science, technology and engineering. The conference took place at Birmingham's Carver High School Friday October 212, 2011.
October 11, 2011
"I want to start by thanking my dear, dear friend and everybody should know by now, Terri was my mentee in college . . . for her leadership, for her service and for taking the time to be here," Michelle Obama said. "She's doing a terrific job representing her state."
September 23, 2011
Scan a list of events for the Congressional Black Caucus’s annual gathering this week and you find one name — Rep. Terri Sewell — all over the place.
The lone Democrat in Alabama's congressional delegation said Thursday that the state's new law requiring a voter to carry photo identification was a tactic to discourage people from voting and should be challenged in court.
September 04, 2011
“Our economy is the No. 1 priority,” Sewell said. “The rest of the nation may have a cold, we’ve had the flu for a long time. So economic development in the seventh congressional district is paramount importance to this office and to me in particular.”
September 02, 2011
“This funding will help in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in our communities that critically need assistance as a result of the April tornadoes,” Sewell said. “This grant will also allow our regional commissions to better prepare our communities for natural disasters.”
July 21, 2011
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is the top fundraiser among Alabama's three freshmen members of Congress, new campaign finance reports show.
July 18, 2011
The local group, which included Birmingham City Council President Roderick Royal, met with U.S. Housing and Urban and Development officials on Wednesday followed by talks with U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Spencer Bachus, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services.
July 04, 2011
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama's 7th congressional district met with friends and supporters at the Alabama Farmers Federation headquarters in Montgomery Tuesday evening.
June 29, 2011
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport has been awarded $4.6 million in federal funds for improvements, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, announced today.
June 08, 2011
A traveling party of about 150 including players of the championship team and their entourage, were in Washington D.C. for a special meet and greet with President Barack Obama. Representative Terri Sewell also attended in support of the Tigers.
"It's a blessing. ... I'm grateful that the president is keeping his word that we wouldn't be forgotten," said Democrat Rep. Terri Sewell, whose 7th Congressional District was hard hit by tornadoes in April. "We are no longer the front-page news, and other disasters continue to occur. We just don't want the resources to be diverted from our disaster."
May 21, 2011
At the end of the day, each of the nine Democrats said in interviews last week, their role in their own districts is not terribly diminished by their relative invisibility here. “It just doesn’t change the focus of what the folks in Alabama sent me here to do,” said Representative Terri A. Sewell, whose district covers parts of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
May 20, 2011
According to the recent census, Terri Sewell’s 7th Congressional District fell approximately 80,000 residents short of the necessary population.
May 01, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama hugs Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., as President Barack Obama talks with Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mayor Walt Maddox, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and his wife Diane Bentley, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, April 29, 2011, prior to touring tornado damage.
Representatives Spencer Bachus and Terri Sewell say they were both awestruck by the amount of damage from the storms while being impressed with the strength of Alabamians dealing with the tremendous storm damage.
April 20, 2011
Gov. Robert Bentley, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, state EMA director Art Faulkner and Sumter and Greene county officials toured the destruction in Geiger, one of the areas hardest hit by storms that wreaked havoc across Alabama and the rest of the Southeast over the weekend.
April 01, 2011
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, said she was pleased with the nomination. "George Beck will bring the right combination of legal experience, commitment, and service to the job of U.S. attorney," she said in a statement. "There is great respect for him among the members of the Montgomery County and Alabama State Bar Associations. George Beck has an exceptional record of service to the State of Alabama and the country."
March 31, 2011
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), a freshman member of the House, said, “We look forward to working with all of you in making sure that we move our communities forward.”
March 26, 2011
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, has a guide to grants on her website to help organizations identify how to get federal money.
March 25, 2011
The American Association for Political Consultants gave a Pollie Award, which are deemed the Oscars of political advertising, to the makers of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell's 2010 television ad, "Toughest Fight." It won a Pollie for Best Television Ad for a Democratic U.S. House candidate. The ad was created and produced by media consultant Ben Chao along with Birmingham production partner Leo Ticheli.
March 16, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-7) announced that $47,500 was awarded to the City of Jackson to improve runway safety at Jackson Municipal Airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation funds were awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration.
March 10, 2011
Thousands of marchers marked the 46th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" voting rights confrontation in Selma.
For Women's History Month, The Root decided to spotlight some of the black women who are currently flexing their political muscles in elected office, the Obama administration and the judiciary. How many of them do you know?
March 06, 2011
Her Congressional career has gotten off to a fast start. She has been elected the president of her freshman class on Capitol Hill, and she hopes that her success can serve as a guiding light to children all over the state. "I tell all the children in Selma that it's possible, just look at me."
March 05, 2011
Congresswoman Sewell retraces the steps of civil rights leaders with fellow congressmen.
March 04, 2011
A Marengo County delegation spent the better part of Tuesday meeting with Congresswoman Terri Sewell and her staff and the staffs of Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Richard Shelby in Washington D.C.
February 26, 2011
"Naturally I'm very pleased with the way the lines are currently drawn"
February 25, 2011
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell says Congress and the business community must unite
September 16, 2010
In his weekly newsletter to constituents, President Barack Obama encouraged Alabama voters to get out and work for Terri Sewell for Congress
September 10, 2010
Alabama District 7 congressional candidate Terri Sewell visited a University of Alabama honors seminar Wednesday and discussed her road to the congressional seat as a black woman.
August 06, 2010
The VRA and the expansion of voting rights to millions of African Americans was the culmination of years of struggle and determination by countless civil rights workers. But the passage of the VRA can be most directly tied back to the events of Bloody Sunday - March 7, 1965 - in my hometown of Selma, Alabama.
July 14, 2010
Terri A. Sewell clinched the Democratic nomination for Congress in Alabama's 7th district with a win in the Democratic primary runoff.
July 08, 2010
Terri Sewell has been named one of the top ten women to watch in American politics.
June 03, 2010
Terri Sewell has a chance to become the first ever African-American woman elected to Congress from the state of Alabama.
June 02, 2010
We're celebrating exciting news out of Alabama today, where Terri Sewell came out on top in a four-way primary race to fill the open seat in AL-07.
Birmingham attorney Terri Sewell, who is making her first try for elective office, led with 37 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
June 01, 2010
Attorney Terri Sewell is set to appear in the Democratic primary runoff that will all but decide who will replace Rep. Artur Davis (D) in Alabama's overwhelmingly Democratic 7th district.
May 30, 2010
Terri Sewell leads all candidates in the race to fill the vacant Congressional seat for Alabama's 7th district.
May 24, 2010
The Birmingham News Editorial Board endorses Terri Sewell for Congress.
February 18, 2010
Teach For America announced Wednesday that it will expand to Alabama, outlining plans to bring 30 top college graduates to teach in some of the state's highest-need schools for the 2010-11 school year and 30 additional teachers in each of the following two years.
January 24, 2010
If she is elected to the open seat in Alabama's 7th Congressional District, Terri Sewell '86 will be the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Alabama.
January 21, 2010
A handful of House candidates got off to fast starts in fundraising, according to a CQ Politics analysis of campaign finance reports recently filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
January 05, 2010
Terri Sewell hopes to become the first woman elected to serve Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. If elected, Sewell plans to focus on job creation and education as the main issues.
November 22, 2009
Terri Sewell is breaking away from her fellow challengers in the Democratic primary race for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.
November 05, 2009
Women's rights pioneer Lilly Ledbetter endorses atty Terri Sewell
October 19, 2009
October 17, 2009
The cash-on-hand leader in the competition for the 7th District seat being vacated by Rep. Artur Davis is Birmingham lawyer Terri Sewell.
July 29, 2009
Georgetown University Head Men's Basketball Coach John Thompson III and Alabama State University (ASU) Coach Lewis Jackson as well as other noted collegiate coaches and special guests gather in the Magic City to participate in "The Coach Andrew A. Sewell Youth Basketball Clinic."
July 21, 2009
Terri Sewell (D) is leaving her competitors in the dust when it comes to early fundraising efforts, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission last week.
Terri Sewell, a Birmingham attorney and Selma native, made some news in the nascent and crowded campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Artur Davis in Alabama's 7th Congressional district when second quarter fund-raising reports were filed with the Federal Election Commission at the end of June.
July 13, 2009
The official deadline for disclosing the Federal Election Commission (FEC) 2nd Quarter financial reports isn’t until July 15, but some of the candidates and “explorers” have already released their numbers and they offer an early view of some of the coming 2010 contests.
July 01, 2009
The candidate who has made the biggest fundraising splash so far is Terri Sewell, a prominent Birmingham attorney and first-time candidate who reported raising $123,000 in the first quarter of 2009.
April 21, 2009
It’s a long way to go to the 2010 election, but a few candidates who have already jumped into open-seat House races this cycle flexed some early fundraising muscle, according to first-quarter Federal Election Commission reports.
