Brian Turner (politician)

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Representative
Brian Turner
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 116th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
ProfessionRealtor
Website Campaign website

Brian Mills Turner is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district (including constituents in western Buncombe County) from 2015 to 2023 and again since 2025.

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In November 2021, Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in the 2022 election. [1]

In 2023, following redistricting, Turner announced he would be seeking election to the newly drawn 116th district. [2] He was elected to serve in the position again in 2024, facing no primary or general election opposition. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5] [4] He currently works as a commercial real estate agent. [6]

Political career

In his first run for elected office in 2014, Turner defeated incumbent representative Tim Moffitt in a hotly contested race. [7] He has been re-elected a total of 3 times, most recently in 2020. On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he would not seek re-election.

In March of 2023, Audubon North Carolina announced Turner would be joining as policy director. [8]

In late 2023, following redistricting, Turner announced he would run for the newly drawn 116th district. He was elected in 2024, facing no opposition.

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2024 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Turner 42,815 100.00%
Total votes42,815 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 33,024 61.90%
Republican Eric Burns20,32438.10%
Total votes55,348 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 19,571 54.88%
Republican Marilyn A. Brown16,09145.12%
Total votes35,662 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Turner (incumbent) 28,014 100%
Total votes28,014 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Turner 13,298 51.91%
Republican Tim Moffitt (incumbent)12,32148.09%
Total votes25,619 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

Source: [14]

2019-2020 session

2017-2018 session

2015-2016 session

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. ↑ "Ex-NC House member, a Democrat, runs again for new Asheville, Woodfin, Biltmore district".
  3. ↑ Hofmann, Will. "Buncombe NC House, Senate: Mayfield and 3 Democrats win; State Sen. Daniel beats Ager". Asheville Citizen Times. USA Today Network. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  5. ↑ Frankel, Jake (December 10, 2013). "Turner announces NC Statehouse bid against Moffitt". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Representative Brian Turner - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  7. ↑ Barret, Mark (November 4, 2014). "Turner defeats Moffitt for House seat". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  8. ↑ Graham, Ben. "Former House Rep Brian Turner to Lead Audubon North Carolina's Policy Work". Audubon. National Audubon Society. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ "Brian Turner" . Retrieved February 5, 2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 116th District
2015–2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 116th District
2025–Present		Incumbent
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