Veronica Turner | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 26th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 Serving with Kris Valderrama and Jay Walker | |
Preceded by | Tony Knotts |
In office January 8, 2003 – January 14, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David M. Valderrama |
Succeeded by | Tony Knotts |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C. | February 7, 1950
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carson Turner |
Veronica L. Turner (born February 7, 1950) is an American politician who represents District 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates.[1]
Background
[edit]Turner was born in Washington, D.C., on February 7, 1950. She attended Prince George's Community College, Tennessee State University, and the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. From 1996 to 2018, Turner served as the president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 63.[1][2][3]
After the death of Prince George's County councilmember James C. Fletcher Jr. in 1994, Turner unsuccessfully ran in the special election to serve the rest of his term.[4] She unsuccessfully ran again for the County Council in 2002, losing to Tony Knotts in the Democratic primary by just over 200 votes.[5]
In the legislature
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Turner was a member of the House of Delegates January 8, 2003, to January 14, 2015.[1] Turner declined to run for re-election in 2014, instead running for Maryland Senate and challenging incumbent state Senator C. Anthony Muse.[6] She lost to Muse in the Democratic primary election, coming 2,000 votes shy of defeating him.[7]
Turner was re-elected to the House of Delegates in 2018 and was sworn in on January 9, 2019.[1][8]
Committee assignments
[edit]- Member, Economic Matters Committee, since 2019 (business regulation subcommittee, 2020–present; property & casualty insurance subcommittee, since 2020)
- Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2019 (education subcommittee, 2019; election law subcommittee, 2019)
- Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003–2015 (government operations subcommittee, 2003–04; health occupations subcommittee, 2003–2004; public health subcommittee, 2003–2005; health insurance subcommittee, 2004; insurance subcommittee, 2004; health facilities, equipment & products subcommittee, 2005; health facilities & occupations subcommittee, 2005–2010; public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2005–2015; minority health disparities subcommittee, 2011–2015)
- Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 2005–2014
- Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2011–2015
- House Vice-Chair, Protocol Committee, 2014–2015
Other memberships
[edit]- 2nd Vice-chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2012–2014 (law enforcement & state-appointed boards committee, 2003–07; bi-county committee, 2008–2010; vice-chair, maryland-national capital park & planning commission committee, 2008–2010; vice-chair, county affairs committee, 2011–2012, member, 2013–2015)
- Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2003–2015, since 2019 (2nd vice-chair, 2004–2006; 1st vice-chair, 2006–2008; chair, 2008–2010)
- Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003–2015, since 2019 (endorsement committee, 2006)
Political positions
[edit]Health care
[edit]Turner introduced legislation in the 2005 legislative session that would limit the amount of patients that nurses could care for. The bill was withdrawn on March 18, 2005.[9]
Social issues
[edit]Turner supported the Civil Marriage Protection Act, a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, but was unable to vote for it because she had an emergency surgery for a serious illness on the day of the vote.[10][11][12] The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 72–67[13] and was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on March 2, 2012.[14]
In January 2019, Turner voted for legislation to lift a ban on developer contributions in county political races. The bill passed out of committee by a vote of 18-5.[15]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 10,248 | 23.9 | |
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 7,349 | 17.1 | |
Democratic | Darryl A. Kelley | 6,109 | 14.2 | |
Democratic | Frederick Hutchinson | 6,032 | 14.0 | |
Democratic | Xavier A. Aragona | 3,715 | 8.6 | |
Democratic | Joyce A. Beck | 3,301 | 7.7 | |
Democratic | Henry W. Harris, Sr. | 2,724 | 6.3 | |
Democratic | Al Barrett | 2,310 | 5.4 | |
Democratic | Jackie Prentiss-Jones | 1,163 | 2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 22,482 | 29.8 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 21,794 | 28.9 | |
Democratic | Darryl A. Kelley | 21,306 | 28.2 | |
Republican | JoAnn Fisher | 3,675 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Dale L. Anderson | 3,562 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Max Buff | 2,623 | 3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 24,891 | 34.1 | |
Democratic | Kris Valderrama | 22,231 | 30.5 | |
Democratic | Jay Walker | 22,162 | 30.4 | |
Republican | John Rowe | 3,587 | 4.9 | |
Write-in | 108 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 27,770 | 35.0 | |
Democratic | Jay Walker | 24,328 | 30.7 | |
Democratic | Kris Valderrama | 24,141 | 30.5 | |
Republican | Holly Ellison Henderson | 2,916 | 3.7 | |
Write-in | 107 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 7,676 | 50.7 | |
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 5,002 | 33.0 | |
Democratic | Brian Patrick Woolfolk | 1,351 | 8.9 | |
Democratic | Jerry J. Mathis | 1,116 | 7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jay Walker | 11,749 | 24.3 | |
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 10,197 | 21.1 | |
Democratic | Kris Valderrama | 9,590 | 19.8 | |
Democratic | David Sloan | 4,403 | 9.2 | |
Democratic | Sade Oshinubi | 4,153 | 8.6 | |
Democratic | Leonard "Lennie" Moses | 3,475 | 7.2 | |
Democratic | Diedra Henry-Spires | 2,912 | 6.0 | |
Democratic | Sean Chao | 1,812 | 3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica Turner | 35,748 | 35.1 | |
Democratic | Kris Valderrama | 32,523 | 32.0 | |
Democratic | Jay Walker | 11,749 | 24.3 | |
Write-in | 2,361 | 2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica L. Turner | 30,612 | 33.77 | |
Democratic | Jamila Woods | 29,335 | 32.36 | |
Democratic | Kris Valderrama | 27,068 | 29.86 | |
Republican | JoAnn Fisher | 3,438 | 3.79 | |
Write-in | 193 | 0.21 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Veronica L. Turner, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Pan, Philip (January 30, 1998). "PR. GEORGE'S DOES MASS DNA TESTING". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ DePuyt, Bruce (May 16, 2018). "Gloves Come Off in Prince George's County Over Super PAC Mailer". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Pierre, Robert (July 21, 1994). "ELECTIONS COULD BRING WHOLESALE CHANGES". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Schwartzman, Paul (April 24, 2002). "Knotts Wins Primary For Gourdine's Seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Sessa-Hawkins, Margaret (June 18, 2014). "In PG District 26, Sen. Muse has two strong challengers". MarylandReporter.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Lazarick, Len (June 25, 2014). "Democratic establishment largely prevails from top to bottom, as few State House incumbents lose". MarylandReporter.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Hernández, Arelis; Wiggins, Ovetta (January 9, 2019). "Meet the freshman class of the Maryland General Assembly". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Nurse staffing bill withdrawn". The Daily Record. March 18, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "House gay marriage supporter could miss final vote on bill". The Daily Record. Associated Press. February 16, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Beidle, Olszewski will both vote yes on same-sex marriage". The Baltimore Sun. February 16, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Linskey, Annie (February 17, 2012). "Maryland lawmakers under national pressure on marriage bill". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (February 17, 2012). "In Maryland, House Passes Bill to Let Gays Wed". New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ McParland, Tom (March 2, 2012). "O'Malley Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill as Opponents Push Referendum". Capital News Service. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (January 25, 2019). "Bill on Prince George's Developer Contributions Advances". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election Official Results: Legislative District 26". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "2002 Gubernatorial General - Official Results". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 26". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 7, 2022.