Shirley Turner | |
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President pro tempore of the New Jersey Senate | |
Assumed office January 9, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sandra Bolden Cunningham |
In office January 8,2002 –January 12,2010 Servingwith Joseph A. Palaia (2002–2004) | |
Preceded by | Joseph A. Palaia |
Succeeded by | Nia Gill |
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 15th district | |
Assumed office January 13,1998 | |
Preceded by | Dick LaRossa |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 15th district | |
In office January 11,1994 –January 13,1998 | |
Preceded by | John W. Hartmann John Watson |
Succeeded by | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
Personal details | |
Born | Dover,New Jersey,U.S. | July 3,1941
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Donald Turner |
Education | College of New Jersey (BA) Rider University (MA) Rutgers University |
Website | State Senate website |
Shirley Kersey Turner (born July 3,1941) is an American Democratic Party politician,who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998,where she represents the 15th Legislative District.
Turner was born in Dover,New Jersey,and graduated from Dover High School in 1960. [1] She received a B.A. from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) in Education and an M.A. from Rider College in Guidance and Counseling,and has done postgraduate work in education at Rutgers University. [2]
Turner resides in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township. [3] Before entering state politics,Senator Turner served on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1983 to 1986,where she served as Freeholder Vice President. [2] Before being elected to the State Senate,Turner served in New Jersey's lower house,the General Assembly,from 1994 to 1998. [2]
In the 1997 general election,Turner defeated incumbent Republican Dick LaRossa,making him the only Republican Senator to lose his seat. [4] Turner was Senate President Pro Tempore,a position which she has held since 2004 to 2010. She serves in the Senate on the Education Committee (as Chair) and as a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. [2] In a 2010 vote on same sex marriage,Turner was one of six Democrats to vote against the bill to legalize it. However,in a 2012 vote on a similar bill,she supported the measure (which would be vetoed by Governor Chris Christie). [5]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [2]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [6] The representatives from the 15th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 27,760 | 73.2 | |
Republican | Roger R. Locandro | 10,173 | 26.8 | |
Total votes | 37,933 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 38,627 | 72.18 | |
Republican | Susan Gaul | 14,886 | 27.82 | |
Total votes | 53,513 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 36,624 | 74.0 | 10.7 | |
Republican | Lee Eric Newton | 12,839 | 26.0 | 10.7 | |
Total votes | '49,463' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley Turner (incumbent) | 30,250 | 63.3 | |
Republican | Donald J. Cox | 17,507 | 36.7 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 21,512 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Donald J. Cox | 10,900 | 33.6 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 20,100 | 62.8 | |
Republican | Bob Martin | 11,924 | 37.2 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 24,053 | 67.4 | 1.7 | |
Republican | Calvin O. Iszard | 11,638 | 32.6 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '35,691' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 32,289 | 69.1 | |
Republican | Norbert E. Donelly | 13,871 | 29.7 | |
Libertarian | Thomas D. Abrams | 563 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 46,723 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 29,995 | 53.9 | 6.2 | |
Republican | Dick LaRossa | 25,630 | 46.1 | 6.2 | |
Total votes | '55,625' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 20,681 | 28.2 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 19,294 | 26.3 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Joe Constance | 15,319 | 20.9 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Gloria S. Teti | 14,675 | 20.0 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | George E. Borchers | 1,131 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Robert D. Figueroa | 1,105 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Beverly Kidder | 1,029 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | '73,234' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 25,759 | 25.7 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Joseph Yuhas | 23,714 | 23.7 | 4.2 | |
Republican | John Hartmann | 23,495 | 23.5 | 1.7 | |
Republican | Donald C. Addison, Jr. | 19,062 | 19.0 | 2.2 | |
Independent | Carl J. Mayer | 6,531 | 6.5 | N/A | |
For the People | Tony Belardo | 1,361 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Constitutional Enforcer | Clinton C. Barlow | 235 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | '100,157' | '100.0' |
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