1. Lee Raymond Terry was born on January 29,1962 and is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser.
22 Facts About Lee Terry
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Terry was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Chalone and Leland Roy Terry, however Lee was raised by Janet Terry and his father Leland Terry.
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Lee Terry received his JD from Creighton University School of Law in 1987.
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Lee Terry worked as a private practice attorney specializing in civil matters before entering politics.
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Lee Terry was a member of the Omaha City Council from 1991 to 1999, and served for two years as president and another two years as vice president of the body.
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Lee Terry faced a rematch in the general election against Jim Esch.
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In 2010, Lee Terry faced another primary challenge, this one from Matt Sakalosky, a Tea Party challenger who accused Lee Terry of being "insufficiently conservative".
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Lee Terry was considered a potential candidate for the United States Senate in 2012 but declined to run, instead seeking an eighth House term.
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Lee Terry was one of only two incumbent House Republicans to lose their seat in the general election that year, the other being Steve Southerland of Florida.
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When Lee Terry first ran for Congress in 1998, he signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Limited Government to limit himself to three terms in office.
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On May 10,2006, Lee Terry appeared on the Better Know a District segment of the satirical news program The Colbert Report.
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Lee Terry expressed his longtime support for alternative energy, specifically advocating the development of a hydrogen economy.
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Lee Terry later teamed up with Stephen Colbert to submit an op-ed to the Los Angeles Times.
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Lee Terry is a staunch advocate of federal prohibition of online poker.
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In 2009, Lee Terry was named one of the most bipartisan members of the House of Representatives by The Hill and was named a "heavyweight" in telecommunications and media policy in the 111th Congress.
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Lee Terry was initially a co-sponsor and supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act.
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Lee Terry voted in favor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, a bill often compared to SOPA by its critics.
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Lee Terry was asked if he would continue to collect his paychecks and replied, "dang straight".
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Lee Terry voted to pass a clean CR and end the government shutdown.
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Lee Terry has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
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In 2013, Lee Terry introduced a bill to grant approval for the northern portion of the Keystone Pipeline to Canada.
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Lee Terry is of Russian Jewish descent through his maternal grandmother.