Terry Lathan

Terry Lathan is a former public school teacher and American political activist. She has served as the Chair of the Alabama Republican Party since February 2015.

Early life

She worked as a public school teacher in Mobile, Alabama.[1][2] She served on the Board of Trustees of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater South Alabama.[2]

Political career

She has served in the Alabama Republican Party since the 1990s.[3]

She served as the Chair of the George W. Bush campaign for Mobile County, Alabama both in 2000 and in 2004.[1][4] She then served as the Vice Chair of the Mobile County Republican Party from 2007 to 2011, and as its Chair from 2011 to 2015.[4] With her husband, she was the co-recipient of the 2004 Alabama Republican of the Year Award and the 2010 Mobile County Republican of the Year Award from the Alabama Republican Party.[1][4]

She was elected as Chair of the Alabama Republican Party on February 21, 2015, beating former Republican state congresswoman Mary Sue McClurkin and replacing Bill Armistead, who did not seek reelection.[4] She has called for more unity among party members through more communication and transparency.[4]

Views

She is pro-life and against same-sex marriage.[3] In 2013, she endorsed a bill which would have added more regulations and stumbling blocks to build abortion clinics.[3]

Personal life

She is married to Jerry Lathan, the Finance Chair of the Alabama Republican Party.[4] They have a son, Adam, and a daughter, Brittany.[2] They attend Christ United Methodist Church.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Emily Hill, Mobile County GOP Chair Terry Lathan announces candidacy for chairmanship of Alabama Republican Party, The Birmingham News, December 15, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alabama Republican Party: Terry Lathan
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bryan Lyman, Terry Lathan elected Alabama GOP chair, Montgomery Advertiser, February 21, 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Erin Edgemon, Terry Lathan of Mobile County elected chairwoman of Alabama Republican Party, The Birmingham News, February 21, 2015