Cheryl Baldwin Turpin (born 1963) is an American politician who served as the delegate in the

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for the 85th district representing a part of

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from 2018 to 2020. She is a member of the

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Early life and career

Turpin was born at Womack Hospital in

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, in 1963 to George and Patricia Baldwin. She grew up in a military family that eventually settled in Fairfax County, Virginia. She has worked as a science teacher in Virginia Beach, most recently teaching at

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where she teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science.

Political career

She won the

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to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district held on November 7, 2017, to succeed

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, whom she had lost to in a

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earlier in the year. In March 2019, Turpin declared her candidacy for the

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's 7th district after state senator Frank Wagner announced his retirement. She won the June 11 primary with 58% of the vote. In the November 2019 general election, Turpin lost to Republican

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by about a 1% margin.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turpin, Cheryl Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Women state legislators in Virginia Politicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia 1963 births Politicians from Fairfax County, Virginia People from Fort Liberty, North Carolina Virginia Commonwealth University alumni Curry School of Education alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 20th-century American educators 20th-century American women educators 21st-century American educators 21st-century American women educators Schoolteachers from North Carolina Schoolteachers from Virginia