Terry Backer, born Terrance Eddy Backer, was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1993 until his death in 2015.
22 Facts About Terry Backer
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Terry Backer attended public schools in Norwalk, Connecticut, and later earned a license as a Merchant Marine Officer from the United States Coast Guard Examining Unit at New York City.
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Terry Backer received an Arborist license from the Connecticut Tree Examining Board, certifying him as an expert in the care of trees.
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Terry Backer is a third generation fisherman and engaged in lobster and shell fishing with his father in the Long Island Sound for many years.
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Terry Backer was first elected as "Terrance E Backer" to represent the 121st Connecticut General Assembly District of the Connecticut House of Representatives, located in Stratford, Connecticut, on November 3,1992, defeating Kevin C Kelly 4,470 votes to 3,981.
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Terry Backer was re-elected on November 4,2014 and served continuously until his death during his 12th term on December 14,2015.
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Terry Backer has held the position of House Chairman of the Appropriation subcommittee on Conservation and Development.
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Terry Backer added improvements to the environmental and renewable energy components to the law.
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Terry Backer expanded the Renewable Portfolio Standards, created Project 100, a renewable energy program design to implement renewable generation in the state, and passed the Energy Efficiency Standards of Commercial Appliances bill.
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Terry Backer focused his activities in the Environment Committee on water quality improvements and reduction of pollution from storm water.
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In February 2005, while serving as vice chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures' Energy Committee, Terry Backer wrote an article for State Legislatures Magazine, a publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures, titled Freedom From Fossil Fuel.
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Terry Backer proposed that the states take the lead rather than relying on Congress or the administration.
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Terry Backer was appointed as co-chair of the task force, along with Senator Bob Duff of Norwalk, Connecticut, who was appointed by the President Pro Temp of the Senate.
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In September 2008, Terry Backer received the Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Speaking Truth to Power award from the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas.
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Representative Terry Backer was awarded the honor for his work on two landmark reports to the Connecticut legislature and the state's Governor regarding diminishing flows of oil due to resource depletion and geopolitical problems facing global oil production.
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Terry Backer died during his 12th term as State Representative on December 14,2015, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from complications related to the treatment of brain cancer.
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Staplefelt and Terry Backer had been buying Buck Shad in the spring of the year for lobster bait from Bob Gabrielson, a Nyack, New York, shad fisherman.
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Terry Backer became the group's president, investigator and public point man.
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The Fishermen's Association, under Terry Backer, brought federal Clean Water Act lawsuits against several Connecticut municipalities for violations of their National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems Permits.
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In 1987 Backer founded, along with John Cronin, the Hudson Riverkeeper and Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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The concept of protecting the environment as defined by the work of Cronin and Terry Backer, was spreading quickly.
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Terry Backer has helped guide and grow the Waterkeeper Alliance to 188 autonomous Waterkeepers on six continents.