Background
Suit, Terrie L. was born on October 3, 1964 in Orleans, France.
Suit, Terrie L. was born on October 3, 1964 in Orleans, France.
Suit attended where she received her associate degree. She later attended Old Dominion University where she earned a Bachelor of Surgery degree in political science.
Suit returned to Tidewater Community College in the spring of 2007 to give the graduation commencement address to the class of 2007.
In April 2011, she became the state"s first Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, a position she held until September 2013. Suit worked for a number of years in banking and finance as both an National Association of Securities Dealers licensed representative and as a mortgage loan officer She was chair of the General Laws committee and Deputy House Whip in the 2008 session.
On September 9, 2008, Suit announced her retirement from the House, effective October 12.
While Suit"s initial plan was to join the government affairs team at the Law Firm of Williams Mullen, she left the firm after one year to join the Cabinet of newly elected Governor Robert F. McDonnell, where she served initially as his Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness, Senior Advisor on Military Relations, and Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, and later as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
A Republican, she was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2000–2008. Suit was a member of numerous civic organizations in the Hampton Roads area including the Chesapeake Farm Bureau, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, South Hampton Roads BRAC Working Group and Virginia Republican Party State Central Committee. Suit was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2000 to 2008, representing the 81st district, which consisted of parts of the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
Married Thomas F. Suit.