Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29, 1962) has been a member of US House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Omaha-area Second Congressional District.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Terry graduated from Omaha Northwest High School. Terry then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He worked as a private practice attorney specializing in civil matters before entering politics. He was a member of the Omaha City Council from 1991 to 1998, and served for two years as president and another two years as vice president of the body. While on city council, Terry advocated using private-public partnerships as a way to lower taxation within Omaha. In the House, he is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Terry is also the co-chairman of the Impact Aid Coalition.

Terry is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act and H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lee Terry." | Wiki History
UPI NewsTrack Business (4 min)
Crude oil prices back above $70 per barrel (5 min)
GM to repay bailout funds by July (8 min)
Teen has lucky encounter with lotto winner (22 min)
D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage (26 min)
Dreamliner debuts to cheers and a gray sky (35 min)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
fark
Think you have cancer? Get a CT scan. Just be careful not to get cancer in the process
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang banana war
Jesus prepares to receive Oral
Labour arbitration panel hears name-calling case between priest and "Attila the Nun"
Calgary considers mandating sprinkler systems in every new house. They must be really love their...
Meth users in the Cape Girardeau, MO region: The local Sonics no longer offers their $20 crank special,...