Caren Z. Turner

Caren Z. Turner
Nationality American
Citizenship USA
Occupation political consultant and the CEO of government affairs firm, Turner Government & Public Affairs
Website www.turnergpa.com

Caren Z. Turner is a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[1] She is also a political consultant and the founder and CEO of Turner Government & Public Affairs, a government affairs firm.[2][3] She served on Hillary Clinton's national finance team and is a co-chairman of the Financial Committee for Ready for Hillary, a super PAC created to draft Clinton for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.[4][5] Turner has been featured on Fox Business as a correspondent on Washington lobbying.[2][6] She is also an attorney with Potomac Law Group[7][8] and adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.[9]

Career

Turner has written articles for The Huffington Post[10] and The New Agenda.[11] She was a member of Together4Us.[12] Turner previously served as a vice president of FleishmanHillard; practiced international trade law and litigation at Cameron, Hornbostel and Butterman; and worked as a research analyst at International Business Government Counselors.[10] She is the former president of Shelter our Sisters, a New Jersey shelter for victims of domestic violence. Additionally, Turner is a women’s rights advocate and works with the organization Vital Voices to secure rights for women internationally.[13]

Turner served on the finance committees for Jon Corzine and others.[14]

Turner sits on the Georgetown Law Alumni Board.[15] She holds bachelor's degree from Brandeis University and received her juris doctor from Georgetown University in 1985.[7][15] While at Georgetown, she served as the editor of the school's Law and Policy in International Business law journal.[7] She is from New Jersey.[16]

In February 2017, at the recommendation of New Jersey Senate Majority Leader, Loretta Weinberg, she was nominated by Governor Chris Christie to serve a six-year term on the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[1][17] On March 13, 2017, her nomination was approved by a Senate Judiciary Committee and the New Jersey State Senate.[1] In March 2017, Turner voiced her opposition to President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget due to the impact his proposed cuts would have on the Gateway Program.[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paul Berger (March 13, 2017). "Christie, Democrat Loyalists Join Port Authority Board". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The State of Government Lobbying". Fox Business. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Andrea Shalal-Esa (19 September 2012). "A comedown for America's defense lobby". Reuters. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Klein, Rick (July 30, 2013). "Ready for Hillary PAC Reports Seven-Figure Cash Haul". ABC News. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ Catalina Camia (28 May 2013). "Major Democratic donors join pro-Hillary super PAC". USA Today. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Andrea Shalal-Esa (10 November 2012). "Hewson's long Lockheed journey ends at the top". Fox Business. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Caren Z. Turner – Potomac Law Group". Potomac Law Group. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "FindLaw - Caren Z. Turner". FindLaw. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Political Management Faculty". George Washington University. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  10. 1 2 The Huffington Post. "UPDATES FROM Caren Z. Turner". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "The New Agenda - author". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Stile, Charles (5 July 2008). "Devout Hillary fan may defect to McCain". The Online Record via Free Republic. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "U.S.Premiere of India's Daughter an Inspiring Success". Vital Voices. March 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ Friedman, Matt (27 February 2017). "Christie nominates retiring senator, CEO of public affairs firm to Port Authority board". Politico. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  15. 1 2 "LAB Board Members – Georgetown Law". Georgetown University. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Max Pizarro (17 July 2008). "Hillraiser Turner considers the McCain option". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  17. ↑ Matt Arco (March 13, 2017). "Christie Nominates Longtime Loyalist to Port Authority Board". NJ.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ John Reitmeyer (March 23, 2017). "Pushing to Keep Trump Budget Cuts From Derailing NJ Mass-Transit Projects". NJ Spotlight. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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