Terry Nealey

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Terry Nealey

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| state_house=Washington

| state=Washington

| district=16th

| term_start=November 3, 2009

| term_end=January 14, 2019

| preceded=Laura Grant-Herriot

| succeeded=Skyler Rude

| party=Republican

| birth_name=Terry Robert Nealey

| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|1|30}}

| birth_place=Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.

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|alma_mater = Washington State University (BA)
Gonzaga University School of Law (JD)

|father = Darwin R. Nealey

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Terry Robert Nealey{{cite web|url=https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/LegalDirectory/LegalProfile.aspx?Usr_ID=000000005756|title=Legal Profile: Terry Robert Nealey|work=Washington State Bar Association|access-date=2021-12-24}} (born January 30, 1947) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 16th district from 2009 to 2019.{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/108401/terry-nealey |title=Terry Nealey's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=September 19, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pollvault.com/polls/candidate/60241/terry-nealey#candidateBio

|website=pollvault.com|title=Candidate Bio}} He was initially elected in a special election in November 2009.{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/MembersOfLeg2019.pdf|title=Members of the Legislature, 1889-2019|work=State of Washington|year=2019|access-date=2021-12-19}}

In March 2018, Nealey announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and would retire from the legislature.{{cite news |last1=Culverwell |first1=Wendy |title=Another Mid-Columbia Republican lawmaker to retire, bringing state total to 6 |url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article203795444.html |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Tri-City Herald |date=March 6, 2018}}

Awards

  • 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB.{{cite web |url=https://www.nfib.com/content/news/washington/69-lawmakers-win-main-streets-highest-award-65593/ |title=69 Lawmakers Win Main Street's Highest Award |website=nfib.com |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sunnysidesun.com/news/rep-nealey-to-retire/article_ebd419d8-be6c-594f-8582-62ec8c377856.html |title=Rep. Nealey to retire |website=sunnysidesun.com |date=March 12, 2018 |access-date=September 27, 2021}}

Personal life

Nealey's wife is Janice Nealey. They have two children. Nealey and his family live in Dayton, Washington.

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