Frank Seaton Turner (born July 6, 1947) is an

American politician The politics of the United States function within a framework of a constitutional federal republic and presidential system, with three distinct branches that share powers. These are: the U.S. Congress which forms the legislative branch, a bic ...

who represented District 13 in the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

and is a past chairman of the Howard County Delegation.

Background

Born in

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, July 6, 1947. North Carolina College at Durham, B.A. (social science), 1978;

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;

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, J.D., 1973. Assistant Professor (business law & legal environment), Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management,

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In 2014, the ballfields at

Blandair Blandair, also known as Blandair Farm, Blandair Park, and Blandair Regional Park, is 300 acres of former slave plantation located in Columbia, Maryland. The Blandair Foundation estate of Mrs. Smith was purchased by Howard County, Maryland in the la ...

regional park were named after Turner for securing Program Open Space funding for the project.

In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates from January 11, 1995, to January 9, 2019. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2007- (chair, gambling subcommittee, 2007-).

Legislative notes

*voted for legalized gambling in Maryland (HB359) * voted to increase taxes in 2007(HB2) * voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)Vote Record 0690
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Election results

General election results, 2006

*2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 13th District Retrieved on July. 21, 2007 ::Voters to choose three: :

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Frank S. 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 politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people