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Terence Roberts (born 1959/1960) is the current
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of
Anderson, South Carolina Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-most populous city in South Carolina. It is one of the principal cities in the Gree ...
, the
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of
Anderson County, South Carolina Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 203,718. Its county seat is Anderson. Named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson, the county is located in northwest ...
. Serving since July 1, 2006, he is the first
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mayor of the city.


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. He graduated with a B.A. in marketing from
Winthrop University Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a ...
. After school he started his own insurance agency. In 2006, he defeated 2-term incumbent mayor Richard Shirley by a vote of 2,219 to 1,887 becoming the first Black mayor of the city. 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.


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Mayor sets the course for 2007
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