Nina Turner
Nina Turner | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office September 15, 2008 – December 31, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lance Mason |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Yuko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nina Hudson December 7, 1967 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jeffery Turner |
| Children | 1 son |
| Education | Cleveland State University (BA, MA) |
Nina Turner (born December 7, 1967) is an American progressive politician. Turner, a Democrat, served as a member of the Ohio State Senate from 2008 to 2014, and was elected to be the chamber’s Minority Whip in the 129th General Assembly.
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Turner has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. She endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016[1] and became an active supporter for him.[2]
Turner is President of the Sanders-affiliated group Our Revolution in 2017, taking over from former Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver.[3]
After Marcia Fudge was selected as Biden's nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,[4] Turner filed paperwork to run for in the special election for Ohio's 11th congressional district.[5] She lost the election to Shontel Brown. In January 2022, she said she would run against Brown in the Democratic primary for that same district's 2022 election cycle.[6] She lost to Brown again in the May primary.
References
- ↑ "Ohio's Nina Turner jumps from Clinton to Sanders". POLITICO. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Ohio Democrat Nina Turner Is Trying To Convince Black Voters To Take A Chance On Sanders". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ Weigel, David (June 29, 2017). "Nina Turner, a Democratic Party critic, takes the resigns of Sanders-founded group". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ Miller, Zeke; Wiseman, Paul (December 9, 2020). "AP sources: Biden to pick Katherine Tai as top trade envoy". Associated Press. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Form 1 for Nina Turner for US". Federal Election Commission. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Gomez, Henry. "Bernie Sanders ally Nina Turner seeks rematch with Rep. Shontel Brown in Ohio". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-26.