Terry Everett



Robert Terry Everett, a Republican, represented the 2nd District of Alabama in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1993-2008. The district includes the entire southeastern portion of the state, including Dothan, Andalusia, Enterprise, and a portion of Montgomery. (map)

Iraq War
Everett voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio
Everett was born February 15, 1937 in Dothan as the oldest son of a sharecropper and railroad worker. Both died at an early age, and Everett had to work two jobs to help his two brothers and sister. After graduating high school, he served four years in the Air Force as an intelligence specialist in Europe. Shortly after returning to the States, he became a reporter at the Dothan Eagle and eventually became owner of a chain of newspapers in the Southeast. He sold all but one of his holdings in 1988. Everett was elected to the U.S. House in 1992.

2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Charles D. James to face Everett in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006)  Everett retained his seat.

Retirement
On September 26, 2007, Everett announced that he would retire at the end of the term. Everett was first elected in 1994, and served eight terms in Congress. He attributed his retirement to his advancing age, as he was turning 71. “While there remains much work to be accomplished by Congress, I made a difficult decision over the weekend not to seek election for a ninth term,” Everett said. “The decision was difficult because of my love for the people of my district, and my love for the work I do on my three committees."

Everett's district was considered heavily Republican. He won 68.1% of the vote in the 2006 election.

Money in politics
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Committee assignments in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Agriculture
 * Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs
 * Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subommitee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
 * Subommitee on Strategic Forces, Ranking Member
 * House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Agriculture
 * Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs
 * Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Strategic Forces - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
 * House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
 * Subcommittee on Oversight
 * Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence
 * House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 * Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Contact
DC Office: 2312 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2901 Fax: 202-225-8913 Web Email Website

District Office- Dothan: 256 Honeysuckle Road, Suite 15 Dothan, AL 36305 Phone: 334-794-9680 Fax: 334-671-1480

District Office- Montgomery: 3500 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 250 Montgomery, AL 36116 Phone: 334-277-9113 Fax: 334-277-8534

District Office- Opp: 101 North Main Street Opp, AL 36467 Phone: 334-493-9253 Fax: 334-493-0370

External resources

 * Official website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Alabama Democrat