Lee Terry

Infobox_Congressman
name =Lee Terry


date of birth= birth date and age|1962|01|29
place of birth= Omaha, Nebraska
occupation= attorney
residence= Omaha, Nebraska
alma_mater= University of Nebraska, Creighton University
state = Nebraska
district = 2nd
term_start=January 6, 1999
preceded = Jon Christensen
succeeded = Incumbent
party = Republican
religion = Methodist
spouse = Robyn Terry

Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29 1962) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Omaha-area Second Congressional District.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Terry graduated from Omaha Northwest High School. Terry then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, from which he received a bachelor's degree, and Creighton University, graduating with a degree in law. He worked as a private practice attorney specializing in civil matters before entering politics. He was a member of the Omaha City Council from 1991 to 1998, and served for two years as president and another two years as vice president of the body. While on city council, Terry advocated using private-public partnerships as away to lower taxation within Omaha. In the House, he is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Terry is also the co-chairman of the Impact Aid Coalition.

Terry is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04777: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4777] ] and H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04411: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4411] ] .

When Terry willingly agreed to go on The Colbert Report, he expressed his long held support for alternative energy, specifically advocating the development of a hydrogen economy. Terry later teamed up with Stephen Colbert to submit an op-ed to the Los Angeles Times.

Committee Assignments

*Committee on Energy and Commerce
**Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
**Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
**Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
*Co-chairman of the Impact Aid Coalition

References

External links

* [http://leeterry.house.gov/ Congressman Lee Terry] official U.S. House site
* [http://www.leeterry.com/ Lee Terry for U.S. Congress] official campaign site