Clarence Ross Turner III (born May 15, 1964) is an

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politician and insurance businessman. He is a member of the

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from the 8th District ( Greenville), serving since 2012. Turner is a member of the

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S.C. Senate

Turner was first elected to represent South Carolina's 8th Senate district in 2012, when he defeated

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in the Republican primary. Turner was a member of the following state senate committees in the 2021–2022 legislative session: As of May 2020, Turner was part of a new Reopen South Carolina select committee, which worked on policy for the post-COVID reopening of the state's economy.

Endorsements

In June 2023, Turner endorsed

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in the

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Personal Life

Turner is the son of Clarence Ross Jr. (1931–2013) and Anne Summers Turner, and was born in

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. He is a

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. After earning a

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degree in

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from

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in 1986, he married wife Julie on January 20, 1990. They have three children. Turner became a

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in 1994. He currently heads his family's insurance business, The Turner Agency, Inc.

Electoral history

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Living people 1964 births 21st-century American legislators Clemson University alumni Republican Party South Carolina state senators Politicians from Greenville, South Carolina Methodists from South Carolina 21st-century Methodists Businesspeople from South Carolina Insurance agents 21st-century South Carolina politicians 21st-century American businesspeople