Terri A. Sewell is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama's 7th Congressional District, serving since 2011( Born January 1, 1965, in Huntsville, Alabama, Sewell is the first African American woman elected to Congress from Alabama( She is an honors graduate of Princeton University and Oxford University and earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School( Before entering politics, Sewell distinguished herself as a securities and public finance attorney, becoming the first Black woman to make partner at Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in Birmingham(

In Congress, Sewell serves on the exclusive House Ways and Means Committee, leveraging her 15 years of legal experience in securities and public finance( In the 119th Congress, she was selected as Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, making her the first Black woman to hold a leadership role on the Committee since its establishment in 1789( She also serves as Ranking Member of the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and as a Chief Deputy Whip( Known for her focus on voting rights advocacy, Sewell authored the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore protections gutted by the Shelby County v. Holder decision( Her legislative agenda emphasizes job creation, healthcare expansion, and economic opportunities for her rural Black Belt constituents(

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