Brian Turner (politician)

Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district (including constituents in western Buncombe County) from 2015 to 2023. On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.[1]

Representative
Brian Turner
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 116th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byTim Moffitt
Succeeded byLindsey Prather (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Brian Mills Turner

Asheville, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKatina
ResidenceAsheville, North Carolina
Alma materNorthwestern University (BA)
Wake Forest University (MBA)
ProfessionRealtor

Education and professional career

Turner earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1996 and a Master of Business Administration from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in 2010.[2]

Before his election to public office, Turner worked as a television producer at MTV, as an executive at his family's manufacturing company, and as vice chancellor at University of North Carolina at Asheville.[3][2] He currently works as a commercial real estate agent.[4]

Political career

In his first run for elected office in 2014, Turner defeated incumbent representative Tim Moffitt in a hotly contested race.[5] He has been re-elected a total of 3 times, most recently in 2020.

Electoral history

2020
North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 33,024 61.90%
Republican Eric Burns 20,324 38.10%
Total votes 55,348 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 19,571 54.88%
Republican Marilyn A. Brown 16,091 45.12%
Total votes 35,662 100%
Democratic hold

2016
North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 28,014 100%
Total votes 28,014 100%
Democratic hold

2014
North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Turner 13,298 51.91%
Republican Tim Moffitt (incumbent) 12,321 48.09%
Total votes 25,619 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

Committee assignments

[10]

2021-2022 session
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Wildlife Resources (Vice Chair)
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Environment
  • Marine Resources and Aqua Culture
  • UNC BOG Nominations

2019-2020 session
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Wildlife Resources
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Environment

2017-2018 session
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Information Technology
  • Wildlife Resources
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Education - Universities
  • Judiciary III

2015-2016 session
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs

References
  1. Katie Bailey (November 30, 2021). "Western NC Democratic Reps. Susan Fisher, Brian Turner leaving their House seats". www.citizen-times.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. Frankel, Jake (December 10, 2013). "Turner announces NC Statehouse bid against Moffitt". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  4. "Representative Brian Turner - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  5. Barret, Mark (November 4, 2014). "Turner defeats Moffitt for House seat". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. "Brian Turner". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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