Frank S. Turner
Frank S. Turner | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 13 | |
| In office January 11, 1995 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Martin G. Madden, Virginia M. Thomas[1] |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer R. Terrasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1947 Mount Pleasant, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kimberlee |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Columbia, Maryland |
| Education | North Carolina Central University (BA, JD) |
| Occupation | Educator |
Frank Seaton Turner (born July 6, 1947) is an American politician who represented District 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates and is a past chairman of the Howard County Delegation.[2]
In 2014, the ballfields at Blandair regional park were named after Turner for securing Program Open Space funding for the project.[3]
In the legislature
[edit]Member of House of Delegates from January 11, 1995, to January 9, 2019. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2007- (chair, gambling subcommittee, 2007-). [4]
Legislative notes
[edit]- voted for legalized gambling in Maryland (HB359)[5]
- voted to increase taxes in 2007(HB2)[6]
- voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[7]
Election results
[edit]General election results, 2006
[edit]- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 13th District[8]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Guy Guzzone, Democratic 26,891 22.3% Won Shane E. Pendergrass, Democratic 26,633 22.1% Won Frank S. Turner, Democratic 24,437 20.3% Won Mary Beth Tung, Republican 15,216 12.6% Lost Rick Bowers, Republican 13,665 11.4% Lost Loretta Gaffney, Republican 13,466 11.2% Lost Other write-ins 84 0.1% Lost
References
[edit]- ^ "Volume 186 Index - Maryland Manual, 1994-95". msa.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Amanda Yeager (19 November 2014). "Blandair fields named after Turner". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Frank S. Turner, Maryland State Delegate". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 359". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Vote Record 0690". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Retrieved on July. 21, 2007
Categories:
- Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- African-American state legislators in Maryland
- 1947 births
- Living people
- People from Mount Pleasant, New York
- People from Columbia, Maryland
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century Maryland politicians
- African-American men in politics