Carrie Tergin
Carrie Tergin | |
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Mayor of Jefferson City | |
In office April 20, 2015 – April 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Eric Struemph |
Succeeded by | Ron Fitzwater |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
Political party | Southwest Missouri State University (BA ) |
Carrie Tergin (born 1972)[1] was the 60th mayor of Jefferson City, Missouri. She served from 2015-2023. She was the second female mayor of Jefferson City.[2]
Political career
Before being elected mayor, Tergin served on the Jefferson City council for six years.[3]
Tergin was elected mayor of Jefferson City with 41% of the vote on April 6, 2015.
May 2019 Tornado Response
Mayor Tergin received national coverage in May 2019 for her response to the disastrous
Personal life
Tergin's grandfather George Tergin was a Greek immigrant and operated a shoeshine and hat service until retiring in 1976.[16] Tergin studied business management at Southwest Missouri State University.[17][18]
She was also appointed to the Missouri State University Board of Governors in January 2013 and served as board chair in 2018.[18]
Tergin owns a store, Carrie's Hallmark Shop, in Jefferson City.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Meet the new Jefferson City mayor-elect
- ^ a b Metivier, Andy Humphrey, Mary Kate. "Tergin Wins Jefferson City Race for Mayor". www.kbia.org. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin wins reelection". KOMU.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Roberts, Nicole (2019-10-02). "Mayor Carrie Tergin aspires for inclusion, openness like Missouri first lady Teresa Parson". Jefferson City News Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Mayor Tergin speaks on emergency proclamation, state workers having to continue work". KRCG.com. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Cole, Emily (2020-06-02). "Jefferson City Council selects Chesterfield group as MSP developer". Jefferson City News Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "UPDATE 3-Death toll from storms lashing central U.S. rises to 7". Reuters. 2019-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Missouri mayor: Biggest concern is that everyone is OK - CNN Video, retrieved 2019-08-28
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Jefferson City mayor speaks on tornado damage and injuries, retrieved 2019-08-28
- ^ a b "'Large and Destructive' Tornado Strikes Jefferson City, Mo". www.govtech.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Jolly, Bradley (2019-05-25). "Inside the post-apocalyptic city ripped apart by devastating killer tornado". mirror. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "Jefferson City mayor speaks on tornado damage". CBS News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Nicole (2019-10-04). "Physician finds inspiration in Jefferson City mayor after tornado, flooding". Jefferson City News Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Wright, Molly (2013-09-04). "Downtown Evolution". Jefferson City Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Carrie Tergin". www.missouristate.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ a b c "Board of Governors to be led by two women for first time - News - Missouri State University". News. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2019-08-19.