1. Terie Norelli is a Democratic former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, serving the Rockingham 16th District and later 26th District from 1996 through 2014.
19 Facts About Terie Norelli
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Terie Norelli served as Speaker of the House for six years, from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2014.
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Terie Norelli has served on the Public Works and Highways Committee, the Finance Committee and the Rules Committee.
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Representative Terie Norelli served as president-elect for a year until being installed as president at NCSL's 2012 Legislative Summit in Chicago, Ill.
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Terie Norelli was president of NCSL Foundation from 2013 to 2014, the organization's foundation.
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Representative Terie Norelli was active in NCSL for several years prior to her election as president.
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Terie Norelli has served as chair of the Standing Committees and co-chair of the working group on NCSL policy and procedure.
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Terie Norelli was an active board member of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation from 2007 to 2014.
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Terie Norelli has long been committed to advocacy for women and girls.
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Terie Norelli served on the NARAL-NH Board and the advisory board of the Portsmouth Feminist Health Center.
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Terie Norelli is the recipient of several state and national awards for her work in the Legislature, including the Rainbow Award for Legislative Leader for Statewide LGBT Equality from the Human Rights Campaign, and the Champion of Choice Award from NARAL-NH.
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Terie Norelli was named Legislator of the Year by the NH Women's Lobby, and the National Association of Social Workers.
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Terie Norelli has received the Public Service Award from the Bi-State Primary Care Association, the Friend of Education Award from NEA-NH, the Legislator of the Year Award from the New England Police Benevolent Association, the Legislator of the Year by the New Hampshire Health Care Association, and a leadership award from the New Hampshire State Grange.
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Terie Norelli was a central part of the controversy regarding the signing of a pro-Hillary Clinton letter, containing information about Barack Obama's voting record while he was in the Illinois legislature when he avoided voting on several pro-feminist bills, which went out to voters two days before the New Hampshire primary, 2008.
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In February 2015, Terie Norelli was named the President and CEO of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation.
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In 2015, Norelli was appointed Perkins Bass Distinguished Visitor at the Nelson A Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth.
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Terie Norelli is featured in two books about women in politics: "Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead" by Vermont Gov.
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Terie Norelli is included in "Legendary Locals of Portsmouth" by Charles McMahon.
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On December 19,2016, Terie Norelli served as one of four members of New Hampshire Electoral College delegation, the first all-female such delegation.