Terry R. Spence

Terry R. Spence
Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1987 – January 13, 2009
Preceded byB. Bradford Barnes
Succeeded byRobert Gilligan
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 11, 1983 – January 13, 2009
Preceded byRichard C. Cathcart
Succeeded byMichael A. Barbieri
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
January 13, 1981 – January 11, 1983
Preceded byJohn P. Ferguson
Succeeded byRoger P. Roy
Personal details
Born (1941-11-30) November 30, 1941 (age 82)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNancy
Children4
ResidenceNew Castle, Delaware
Alma materGoldey–Beacom College (AS)
Wilmington College (BS)

Terry R. Spence (born November 30, 1941) is an American politician from New Castle, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives.[1] He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Michael A. Barbieri and lost an attempt to regain his seat in 2010. Though a social conservative, Spence's representation of his middle class and union voters in his district often put him at odds with other Republican Party leaders. He qualified and received votes for the Working Families Party in 2008 and 2010 in addition to the Republican Party.

  1. ^ "Former Representative Terry Spence (R)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 20, 2019.