Terrie Wood
{{Short description|American politician (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Terrie Wood
| birth_name = Terrie Eaton Egert
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|01|14}}
| state_house =
| office = Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 141st District
| term_start = January 3, 2009
| predecessor = Alex Knopp
| birth_place = Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
| party = Republican
| term_end = January 4, 2023
| succeeded = Tracy Marra
| alma_mater = Rollins College (BA)
| website = {{URL|terriewood.com|Official website}}
| children = 3
| spouse = {{marriage|John Frederick Wood, Jr.
|1975}}
}}
Terrie Eaton Wood ({{née|Egert}}; born January 14, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing Darien and Rowayton, Connecticut in the 141st assembly district. She had run unopposed in her first two elections, but faced Democrat Rob Werner for her third.
Life
Wood was born Terrie Eaton Egert January 14, 1953 in Lakewood, Ohio, to Howard Egert, Jr., an attorney, and Janet Jackson Egert (née Jackson; 1925-2018).{{Cite web |last=DARIENITE.COM |date=2018-06-23 |title=Janet Egert, 93, Mother of State Rep Terrie Wood |url=https://darienite.com/janet-egert-93-mother-of-state-rep-terrie-wood-34483 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Darienite |language=en-US}}
Wood is a graduate of Rollins College.{{Cite web|url=http://www2.cbia.com/ga/CT_Rep_Terrie_Wood/-N554750|title=Terrie Wood CT State Representative for Darien, Norwalk|website=CBIA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-07}} She had previously been a member of the Darien Town Meeting and president of the Darien Land Trust.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.cbia.com/ga/CT_Rep_Terrie_Wood/-N554750|title=Connecticut Legislators, State Senators and Representatives » CBIA|website=CBIA}} She is the co-founder of The Darien Environmental Group.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org:443/wiki/index.php/Terrie_Wood|title=Terrie Wood|website=Ballotpedia}} Wood is a Republican.
Personal life
On July 12, 1975, Egert married John Frederick Wood, Jr., at Rocky River Methodist Church in Darien, Connecticut. His father was an attorney with the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company in New York.{{Cite news |date=1975-03-09 |title=Terrie Eaton Egert Engaged To John F. Wood Jr., Bank Aide |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/09/archives/terrie-eaton-egert-engaged-to-john-fwood-jr-bank-aide.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0362-4331}} He would later form The Wood Group at Morgan Stanley in Stamford.{{Cite web | url=https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-wood-group | title=THE WOOD GROUP at Morgan Stanley | website=morganstanley.com}} They have three children and reside in Darien, Connecticut.{{Cite web |title=Meet Terrie |url=https://terriewood.com/meet-terrie/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Terrie Wood |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:People from Darien, Connecticut
Category:Politicians from Lakewood, Ohio
Category:Rollins College alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Connecticut
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly