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American politician
Mike Turner
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byGuy Liebmann
Succeeded byKevin Calvey
Personal details
Born (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 37)
Political partyRepublican

Mike Turner (born March 17, 1987) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Turner served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in 2014.

Early life and career

Turner grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Political career

2012 election

Turner was elected to his first term at age 25 after defeating four-time incumbent Guy Liebmann with about 56 percent of the vote in the Republican party primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 82 in July 2012. This was Turner's first run for public office.

Political views and tenure in the Oklahoma House

Turner supports new tax cuts. He served on the Economic Development and Financial Services Committee and the Transportation Committee.

According to the Sunlight Foundation's OpenStates.org project, Turner sponsored 55 bills in the House.

Turner was a co-author of a bill, approved by the Oklahoma House in an 89-1 vote, to create an accessible informational website for use following natural disasters.

2014 congressional campaign

In 2014, at age 27, Turner was one of six candidates for the Republican nomination for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, which was being vacated by Republican U.S. Representative James Lankford of Oklahoma City, who ran for the U.S. Senate. Turner ran against Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas, state Senator Clark Jolley, minister and former congressional staffer Harvey Sparks, former state Senator Steve Russell, and former state representative Shane Jett.

Turner's campaign was "financed almost exclusively" by himself. He was the best-funded candidate in the race, putting $625,000 of his own money into his congressional campaign. Turner was also supported by an outside super PAC, the "Democracy Values Fund," which received $135,000 from Turner's family.

Turner lost the election, coming in fourth place with 14% of the vote in the Republican primary of June 24, 2014. (Russell and Douglas, the top two vote-getters, proceeded to the runoff election).

Caucus memberships

Republican Party Involvement

On Saturday, April 6, 2019, Mike Turner was elected as the vice chairman of the Oklahoma GOP at the state Republican convention held in Moore, Oklahoma. Mr. Turner succeeded DeWayne McAnally, who did not seek another term as vice chairman. At the same convention, Skiatook, Oklahoma pastor David McLain was elected as party chairman.

References

  1. ^ Thad Ayers, Political newbie ousts incumbent in Dist. 82, Edmond Sun (June 27, 2012).
  2. ^ James Coburn, Edmond delegation to focus on modernization efforts in Legislature, Edmond Sun (January 18, 2013).
  3. Oklahoma Bills: Filtering to only show bills sponsored by Mike Turner, OpenStates.org, Sunlight Foundation (accessed June 3, 2016).
  4. Oklahoma House Votes to Modernize Disaster Recovery System, Insurance Journal (March 8, 2013).
  5. ^ Chris Casteel, Outside group backing Mike Turner funded by Turners, The Oklahoman (June 19, 2014).
  6. ^ Phil Cross, Breaking down Oklahoma 5th Congressional District race, KOKH-TV (June 18, 2014).
  7. Chris Casteel, Patrice Douglas leads money chase in crowded Oklahoma field for U.S. House seat, The Oklahoman (April 20, 2014).
  8. U.S. House - District 5 - GOP Primary, Associated Press.
  9. "Our Members". U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
59th Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Charles McCall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Kyle Hilbert (R)
Majority Leader
Tammy West (R)
Minority Leader
Cyndi Munson (D)
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  14. ▌Chris Sneed (R)
  15. ▌Tim Turner (R)
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