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Mary Sue Terry (born September 28, 1947) is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Gender: Female Race: Caucasian. Spouse: Children: Religion: Baptist. Education: Westhampton College, University of Richmond (B.A., Political Science, President of Student Government, Who's Who, and Mortar Board) University of Virginia (Masters in Government; J.D.; Governor's Fellowship and Moot Court Board), Duke Divinity School.
In 1985 Terry became the first woman elected to statewide office in Virginia and the second woman to serve as a state attorney general in the United States. In her reelection bid in 1989, she became the first elected official in Virginia history to receive more than one million votes.
May 17, 2024 · Mary Sue Terry, shown in 1985, is the only woman who has been elected to statewide office in Virginia. Her latest career is the ministry.
Mary Sue Terry became the first woman elected to statewide office in Virginia when she was elected attorney general in 1985. She grew up on her family's farm in the Patrick County community of Critz, where she continues to reside.
Born in Martinsville on September 28, 1947, Mary Sue Terry received her undergraduate degree from Westhampton College and a master's degree and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
Mary Sue Terry (born September 28, 1947) is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
