Eric Turkington
# Eric Turkington

Eric Thornton Turkington (born August 12, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, who represented the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District from 1989-2009.

## Career

On November 7, 2006, he won his race against Republican Jim Powell in the 2006 elections. He did not run for reelection in 2008, instead running for Barnstable Register of Probate. He served as a co-chair of the Rachel Carson sculpture committee.

## Personal life

He is married to his wife Nancy and they have two children. They live in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

