Terence Roberts (born 1959/1960)[1] is the current mayor of Anderson, South Carolina, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina. Serving since July 1, 2006, he is the first African-American mayor of the city.
Terence Roberts was born on November 26, 1959 (aged 62). He was raised in Anderson and is a 1978 graduate of West Side High School in Anderson.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in marketing from Winthrop University.[2] After school he started his own insurance agency.[2]
In 2006, he defeated 2-term incumbent mayor Richard Shirley by a vote of 2,219 to 1,887[3][4] becoming the first Black mayor of the city.[5]
He was certified as the winner of the April 8, 2018, election, as the only candidate for mayor, and automatically reelected for a fourth term, July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022.[6][7]
"She said 'I thought I should call you first,' " said the mayor, 47,who admits he now pays closer to attention to sirens.
Roberts has served as Anderson's mayor since 2006. He is the city's first black mayor.