Brian Mills Turner is a Democratic member of the

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. Turner has represented the 116th district (including constituents in western

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) since 2015. On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.

Education and professional career

Turner earned a

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from

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in 1996 and a

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from the

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in 2010. Before his election to public office, Turner worked as a

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, as an executive at his family's manufacturing company, and as vice chancellor at

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. He currently works as a

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Political career

In his first run for elected office in 2014, Turner defeated incumbent representative Tim Moffitt in a hotly contested race. He has been re-elected a total of 3 times, most recently in

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Electoral history

2020

2018

2016

2014

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources *Wildlife Resources (Vice Chair) *Alcoholic Beverage Control *Education - Community Colleges *Environment *Marine Resources and Aqua Culture *UNC BOG Nominations

2019-2020 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources *Wildlife Resources *Alcoholic Beverage Control *Education - Community Colleges *Environment

2017-2018 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Information Technology *Wildlife Resources *Education - Community Colleges *Education - Universities *Judiciary III

2015-2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs

References

External links

North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Brian TurnerOfficial Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Brian Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Asheville, North Carolina Politicians from Asheville, North Carolina Northwestern University alumni Wake Forest University alumni 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives