Terence Roberts

For other people named Terrence Roberts, see Terrence Roberts (disambiguation).

Terence Roberts (born 1959/1960)^[1] is the current mayor of Anderson, South Carolina, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina. Serving since July 1, 2006, he is the first African-American mayor of the city.

Terence Roberts
Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2006
Preceded by	Richard Shirley
Personal details
Born	1959 or 1960 (age 65–66)[1] Anderson SC
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Natalie H Roberts
Residence	Anderson, South Carolina
Education	B.A. Winthrop University
Profession	insurance, business owner

Biography

Terence Roberts was born on November 26, 1959 (aged 62). He was raised in Anderson and is a 1978 graduate of Westside High School in Anderson.^[2] He graduated with a B.A. in marketing from Winthrop University.^[2] After school he started his own insurance agency.^[2]

In 2006, he defeated 2-term incumbent mayor Richard Shirley by a vote of 2,219 to 1,887^[3][4] becoming the first Black mayor of the city.^[5]

He was certified as the winner of the April 8, 2018, election, as the only candidate for mayor, and automatically reelected for a fourth term, July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022.^[6][7]