Nina Turner
Nina Turner (born December 7,1967) is an American progressive politician. Turner, a Democrat, served as a member of the Ohio State Senate from 2008 to 2014, and was elected to be the chamber's Minority Whip in the 129th General Assembly.
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Turner has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. She endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and became an active supporter for him.
Turner is President of the Sanders-affiliated group Our Revolution in 2017, taking over from former Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver.
After Marcia Fudge was selected as Biden' s nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Turner filed paperwork to run for in the special election for Ohio' s 11th congressional district. She lost the election to Shontel Brown. In January 2022, she said she would run against Brown in the Democratic primary for that same district' s 2022 election cycle. She lost to Brown again in the May primary.
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1967 births
Living people
American progressives
Politicians from Cleveland
Democratic Party (United States) politicians
State legislators of the United States