Terry Deering (November 7, 1958 – June 26, 1997) was an American legislator and coal miner.
Born in DuQuoin, Illinois, Deering went to Nashville High School in Nashville, Illinois.
He was a coal miner and then served as Mayor of Du Bois, Illinois.
He served in the Illinois House of Representatives, as a Democrat, from 1990 until his death.
He died in an auto accident near Du Bois, Illinois.