Biography:

Terry Everett was born in Dothan, Ala., and resides in Enterprise, Ala. His mother died when he was 16 and his father died when he was 20.

He served in the Air Force as an intelligence analyst and intelligence reporter from 1955 to 1959. When he left the service, he said he had to find a way to support his brother and sister.

He began working as a reporter for The Dothan Eagle, rising through the ranks of the newspaper industry to become editor, publisher and finally owner of a group of Alabama newspapers, which he sold in 1988. He has served as president and chairman of the board of the Alabama Press Association.

He was president of Premium Home Builders and Everett Land Development, both in Enterprise, Ala. He owns a 400-acre farm in Houston and Geneva counties, has taken a leave of absence as chairman of the board of Dothan Federal Savings Bank, and is owner of the Union Springs Herald.

Everett was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992. He is married to Barbara Pitts.

Past Campaigns:

Terry Everett was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992 with 49 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat George Wallace Jr. He was re-elected in 1994 with 74 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Brian Dowling.

In 1996, he was re-elected with 63 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Bob Gaines. Everett was elected to a fourth term in 1998 defeating Democrat Joe Fondren with 69 percent of the vote.

He ran unopposed in the 2000 GOP primary and defeated Democrat Charles Woods in the November election with 68 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected over Woods again in 2002 with 69 percent of the vote. He was unopposed in the 2004 primary race.

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