Terell Anderson

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Terell Anderson

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 5, 2024

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Birthplace

Montgomery, Ala.

Profession

Graphic and web designer

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Terell Anderson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Terell Anderson was born in Montgomery, Alabama. His career experience includes working as a graphic and web designer, photographer, and in marketing.

Elections

2024

See also: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Shomari Figures defeated Caroleene Dobson in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shomari Figures (D)	54.6	158,041
		Caroleene Dobson (R)	45.4	131,414
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	219

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,674
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Shomari Figures defeated Anthony Daniels in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shomari Figures	61.1	21,962
		Anthony Daniels	38.9	14,006

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,968
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Caroleene Dobson defeated Dick Brewbaker in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caroleene Dobson	58.4	14,705
		Dick Brewbaker	41.6	10,471

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,176
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shomari Figures	43.4	24,980
✔		Anthony Daniels	22.4	12,879
		Napoleon Bracy Jr.	15.7	9,010
		Merika Coleman	6.0	3,445
		Phyllis Harvey-Hall	3.5	2,007
		James Averhart	2.8	1,623
		Jeremy Gray	2.7	1,580
		Juandalynn Givan	2.2	1,261
		Vimal Patel	0.5	289
	Submit photo	Larry Darnell Simpson	0.4	247
		Willie Lenard	0.3	199

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,520
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Gary (D)
• Darryl Sinkfield (D)
• Terell Anderson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Brewbaker	39.6	22,589
✔		Caroleene Dobson	26.5	15,102
		Greg Albritton	25.3	14,434
		Hampton Harris	2.5	1,414
	Submit photo	Belinda Thomas	1.9	1,082
		Wallace Gilberry (Unofficially withdrew)	1.5	838
		Karla DuPriest	1.4	823
	Submit photo	Stacey Shepperson	1.4	773

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barry Moore (R)
• Simon Mark Alvarez (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in Montgomery, Alabama (2023)

General election

General election for Montgomery City Council District 8

Incumbent Glen O. Pruitt Jr. defeated Johnny Cotton and Terell Anderson in the general election for Montgomery City Council District 8 on August 22, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Glen O. Pruitt Jr. (Nonpartisan)	68.4	3,099
	Submit photo	Johnny Cotton (Nonpartisan)	22.1	1,002
		Terell Anderson (Nonpartisan)	9.6	433

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,534
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.

2022

See also: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Incumbent Barry Moore defeated Phyllis Harvey-Hall and Jonathan Realz in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barry Moore (R)	69.1	137,460
		Phyllis Harvey-Hall (D)	29.2	58,014
		Jonathan Realz (L)	1.7	3,396
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	91

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 198,961
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Phyllis Harvey-Hall defeated Vimal Patel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phyllis Harvey-Hall	68.8	16,884
		Vimal Patel	31.2	7,667

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,551
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Terell Anderson (D)
• Jack Slate (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barry Moore advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Coleman (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

Terell Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Terell Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Terell Anderson was born in Montgomery, Alabama to a working class single mother household, the eldest of seven. He learned at an early age the hardships of life seeing his single mother, along with most of his family members, work hard long hours to be able to afford to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. At the age of fourteen Terell took an interest in Graphic and Web Design and became a self taught artist.

He attended the Art Institute of Atlanta where he studied Graphic Design and Web Development. During his year in college he worked a minimum wage restaurant job to pay monthly tuition fees to be able to maintain his enrollment in classes. With only nine months left to complete his degree, he had to leave school early due to the increase in tuition and financial hardships. With seventeen years of experience in the field he still manage to get work designing for a few Grammy winning artist and entertainers.

Terell is a political activist and has also worked on two congressional campaigns in the past.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am running to represent the working class and those in poverty.
• I believe in an equal and fair America
• If we don't stand up for us, then who will?

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Healthcare

K-12 Education
Elderly Care
Veterans Care
Living Wage
Criminal Justice Reform

Environmental Safety

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Being able to negotiate, stand your ground if needed, and having compassion for others.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To create equal opportunity and to create a sustainable country for everyone.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11 was the first historical event in my lifetime and I was 12

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first Job was at Popeyes and I held that Job for 3 months.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Green Arrow

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Aaliyah - Back and Forth

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

It's beneficial but it's not a strong contender. As long as the person has some political knowledge of how things work and a good heart I think that will be fine.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Creating a better infrastructure, Creating a better Healthcare system, and creating economic equality.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

It would play a major role.

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Footnotes

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Barry Moore (R)

District 2

Shomari Figures (D)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (2)