Ted Terry

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Democratic Party

DeKalb County Commission District 6

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Kathie Gannon

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Florida, 2005

Personal

Birthplace

Tallahassee, Fla.

Profession

Executive director

Contact

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Ted Terry (Democratic Party) is a member of the DeKalb County Commission in Georgia, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.

Terry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the DeKalb County Commission to represent District 6 in Georgia. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Ted Terry was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 2005. Terry's career experience includes working as an executive director with a nonprofit organization. He has been affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, and with the NAACP.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2024)

General election

General election for DeKalb County Commission District 6

Incumbent Ted Terry won election in the general election for DeKalb County Commission District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Terry (D)	100.0	158,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 158,009
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 6

Incumbent Ted Terry advanced from the Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 6 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Terry	100.0	33,446

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,446
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Terry in this election.

2020

DeKalb County Commission

See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2020)

General election

General election for DeKalb County Commission District 6

Ted Terry won election in the general election for DeKalb County Commission District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Terry (D)	100.0	158,066

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,066
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for DeKalb County Commission District 6

Ted Terry defeated Maryam Ahmad in the Democratic primary runoff for DeKalb County Commission District 6 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Terry	58.2	18,823
		Maryam Ahmad	41.8	13,492

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,315 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 6

Ted Terry and Maryam Ahmad advanced to a runoff. They defeated Emily Halevy in the Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 6 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Terry	37.6	26,591
✔		Maryam Ahmad	34.6	24,479
		Emily Halevy	27.7	19,614

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,684
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Endorsements

To view Terry's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General runoff election

General runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent David Perdue in the general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Ossoff (D)	50.6	2,269,923
		David Perdue (R)	49.4	2,214,979

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,484,902
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General election

General election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Incumbent David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shane Hazel in the general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Perdue (R)	49.7	2,462,617
✔		Jon Ossoff (D)	47.9	2,374,519
		Shane Hazel (L)	2.3	115,039

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,952,175
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darrell McGuire (Independent)
• Clifton Kilby (Independent)
• Elbert Bartell (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Ossoff	52.8	626,819
		Teresa Tomlinson	15.8	187,416
		Sarah Riggs Amico	11.8	139,574
		Maya Dillard Smith	8.8	105,000
		James Knox	4.2	49,452
		Marckeith DeJesus	3.9	45,936
		Tricia Carpenter McCracken	2.7	32,463

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,186,660
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Akhenaten Amun (D)
• Harold Shouse (D)
• Elaine Whigham Williams (D)
• Ted Terry (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

Incumbent David Perdue advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Perdue	100.0	992,555

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 992,555
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Jackson (R)
• Michael Jowers (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Ted Terry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

DeKalb County Commission

Ted Terry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

U.S. Senate

Ted Terry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Terry'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.

Ted Terry served as the Mayor of the most ethnically diverse square mile in America: Clarkston, Georgia from January 2014 - March 2020. Ted is the youngest Mayor in Clarkston's 135-year history. With more than 17 years of experience in public service, Ted is leading Clarkston's vision to become a more welcoming and compassionate community. As mayor of Clarkston, Ted successfully oversaw the implementation of a bold, progressive agenda including a $15 minimum wage for city employees, the decriminalization of simple marijuana possession, an expansion of after school programs, and a commitment for Clarkston to utilize 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Ted has also represented Clarkston at a United Nations meeting on refugee resettlement and at the German Marshall Fund's Young Policy Network Conference on Migration.

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?

• Environmental Justice
• Police and Criminal Justice Reform
• Voting Rights

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Green New Deal

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Iron Jawed Angels

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

Practically Radical

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

Trust and Transparency

What legacy would you like to leave?

Climate Justice

What is your favorite book? Why?

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

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

Strider

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

First We Take Manhattan

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Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Ted Terry

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Bernie Sanders  source	President of the United States (2020)		Withdrew in Convention

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