Terrence Wall

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Terrence R. Wall
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Born1964
Elgin, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHelen
ChildrenKatie, Maddie
Alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison
OccupationReal estate developer, business owner, politician

Terrence Wall (born 1964) is a real estate developer and politician in Madison, Wisconsin. Wall founded two real estate companies: T. Wall Properties, LLC, and T. Wall Enterprises. In 2010, Wall ran an unsuccessful campaign for Wisconsin Senate, withdrawing from the race before the primary elections.

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Biography

Early life

Wall was born in 1964 in Elgin, Illinois. He was born with contracted aorta. He had to undergo three months of treatment. [1] He was raised in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] He earned the Eagle Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America. [3] He graduated from Edgewood High School and attended University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1987 with a degree in economics. He continued at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School where he studied under James Graaskamp and obtained a master's degree in real estate appraisal and investment in 1989.

Business

In 1989, with his father's help in obtaining and securing loans, Wall founded T. Wall Properties LLC. [4] The company maintained one of the largest office space portfolios in Wisconsin for a time.[ citation needed ] Following the real estate crash of 2010, T. Wall Properties' board voted to remove Wall as the CEO of the firm in 2012. In 2014, the name of T. Wall Properties LLC was changed to Vanta Commercial Properties [5] and the majority of its portfolio was liquidated. After being removed from T. Wall Properties, Wall launched T. Wall Enterprises with a focus on the development of high-end apartment buildings in the Madison area.

Politics

Wall ran a campaign for U.S. Senate in 2010 to challenge the Democrat Russ Feingold. He ended his campaign in late May shortly after his Republican challenger and the eventual winner, Ron Johnson, secured the endorsement of the Wisconsin Republican Party. [6] In 2021, Terrance accused local assessors of bribery for bringing bite sized Snickers bars to local meetings. He filed a complaint with the Board of Review claiming the gesture was an ethics violation. [7]

Charitable activities and community involvement

Wall has served as the county executive's representative to the Dane County Community Development Block Grant Commission as well as the Mayor's Advisory Board. [8] For several years he contributed a monthly column, "Up Against the Wall", to In Business Madison, a local business magazine. [9] In the column, Wall discussed the overlapping of local, political, and business issues.

Wall has been actively involved in local charitable causes including the Children's Carousel at the Henry Vilas Zoo, [10] the Glacier's Edge Boy Scouts of America council office building, [11] and the Tenney Park Pavilion. He was also a lead donor in the construction of the American Family Children's Hospital, [12] the East Side Community Center,[ citation needed ] and the renovation of Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart.[ citation needed ] He has also been active in Boy Scouts of America, having been both a Scoutmaster and a Council President.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Developer Wall turns bleak memory into bright vision". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Terrence Wall for U.S. Senate - Meet Terrence Wall". Terrencewall.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Comeback kid: Developer Terrence Wall refocuses on Madison". The Cap Times. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Laskin, Tom (3 October 2008). "Maverick developer Terrence Wall picks fights, charts his own path". Isthmus. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Ivey, Mike (9 February 2015). "Vanta, the former T. Wall Properties, looking to liquidate portfolio". The Cap Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Giroux, Greg (27 May 2010). "Wisconsin: Wall Confirms Decision To End Senate Bid - The Eye". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Journal, Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State. "Developer accuses Madison assessor of using candy bars to sway review panel". madison.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  8. ↑ Won, Christine. "Republican candidates speak on job creation at fundraiser". Journal Times. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  9. ↑ Wall, Terrence. "Up Against the Wall". In Business Madison. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dane County Executive Falk Announces Opening of 'Conservation Carousel' at Henry Vilas Zoo Conservation". County of Dane. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Philanthropy". T. Wall Investments. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  12. ↑ "Terrence Wall, Class of 2001". In Business Madison. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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