Mike Turner (Oklahoma politician)

Mike Turner
Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
2013–2015
Preceded by Guy Liebmann
Succeeded by Kevin Calvey
Constituency 82nd District
Personal details
Born March 17, 1987
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Religion Christian [1]

Mike Turner (born March 17, 1987) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as vice chair of the Government Modernization Committee and the representative for House District 82.

Elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2013, Turner filed to run for the U.S. Congress seat vacated by Congressman Lankford.[2][3]

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.[4]

Political career

Turner was elected to his first term after defeating a four-time incumbent with 55.79 percent of the vote in a Republican party primary.[5]

In June of 2014, after receiving criticism on two bills (SB 1456 and HB 2466), Turner lost in the Republican primary race significantly, despite outspending the competition. Previous to SB 1456, he was thought to be 'squarely' in the race. [6]He did not accept any outside political contributions, but instead used a trust fund and/or family funds to finance the campaign. [7]

Turner supports new tax cuts.[8] He was the primary sponsor of 27 bills in 2013[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Mike. "History". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.okhouse.gov/District.aspx?District=82 Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed April 4, 2013).
  3. ↑ 2014 Candidate filings, Oklahoma State Election Board accessed April 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Ayers, Thad. http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x1483808472/Political-newbie-ousts-incumbent-in-Dist-82 Political Newbie Ousts Incumbent in District 82, Edmond Sun, June 27, 2012 (accessed April 4, 2013).
  5. ↑ Ayers, Thad. http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x1483808472 Political-newbie-ousts-incumbent-in-Dist-82 Political Newbie Ousts Incumbent in District 82, Edmond Sun, June 27, 2012 (accessed April 4, 2013).
  6. ↑ http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/08/could-this-27-year-old-be-an-oklahoma-congressman/ Daily Caller, April 8, 2014 (accessed June 25, 2014)
  7. ↑ http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/22314 McCarville Report, June 20, 2014 (accessed June 25, 2014)
  8. ↑ http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x964878722/Edmond-delegation-to-focus-on-modernization-efforts-in-Legislature Edmond delegation to focus on modernization efforts in Legislature, Edmond Sun, January 18, 2013 (accessed April 13, 2013)
  9. ↑ http://openstates.org/ok/legislators/OKL000177/mike-turner/ Openstates.org (accessed April 4, 2013)
  10. ↑ http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/03/08/284123.htm Insurance Journal, March 8, 2013 (accessed April 4, 2013)

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