Nina Turner (D)
Minority Whip
State Senator Nina Turner represents Cleveland and the 25th Senate District. She joined the Ohio Senate in September 2008 after serving on Cleveland City Council. An outspoken advocate of the disenfranchised and under-represented, Senator Turner believes that if individuals are provided with the means they will craft for themselves their own American dream. Senator Turner began her political career as a legislative aide to former State Senator Rhine McLin. She also served in the Administration of former Cleveland Mayor Michael White. In addition to her duties in the Ohio Senate, Senator Turner teaches at Cuyahoga Community College.
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Senator Snapshot
| Hometown: Cleveland |
| Party: Democrat |
| Elected Experience: State Senator since 2008; Cleveland City Councilwoman, 2006-2008 |
| Current Term: Expires December 2014; Eligible to run for another four-year term |
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Senate Building 1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-4583 Email: SD25@senate.state.oh.us |
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Highways and Transportation Judiciary Rules and Reference State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs (Ranking Minority Member) Ways and Means and Economic Development |
| Primary Sponsor | SB 15 | SB 125 | SB 177 | SB 185 | SB 192 | SB 209 | SB 227 | SB 267 |
| SB 278 | SB 283 | ||||||
| Primary Sponsor | SCR 10 | SR 50 |
| 01.18.2012 | |
| Senator Turner Introduces Sexual Assault Legislation | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner has introduced Senate Bill 283, the Compassionate Assistance for Rape (CARE) Act. The legislation would help to ensure that sexual assault survivors are offered medical treatment following an assault. | |
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| 11.18.2011 | |
| National Urban League Supports Senator Turner's Forward Ohio Plan | |
| Cleveland--State Senators Nina Turner and Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) gathered with Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO, and Marsha Mockabee, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, to underscore the need for job creation efforts and highlight the Forward Ohio plan. | |
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| 09.27.2011 | |
| Senators Tavares and Turner Introduce Absentee Ballot Legislation | |
| Columbus -State Senators Charleta Tavares (D-Columbus) and Nina Turner have introduced legislation in the Ohio Senate to restore local control to Ohio's elections process. If enacted, Senate Bill 227 would allow local boards of election to mail unsolicited applications for absentee ballots and require the Ohio Secretary of State to reimburse the cost of the mailings for elections in even numbered years. | |
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| 08.29.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Comments on Absentee Ballot Controversy | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner released a statement in regards to Secretary of State Jon Husted's efforts to block Cuyahoga County from mailing out applications for absentee ballots. | |
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| 06.29.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Responds to Final Budget Passage | |
| COLUMBUS - State Senator Nina Turner issued the following statement after voting "no" on the final version of the biennial state budget (HB 153) as reported by the Conference Committee. | |
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| 06.08.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Responds to Budget Passage | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate passed the amended version of House Bill 153, the state's biennium budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. | |
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| 04.11.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Announces Loan to Create and Retain Jobs in Garfield Heights | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner announced that the State Controlling Board approved a $500,000 Department of Development Innovation Ohio Loan to AxioMed Spine Corporation (ACS) in Garfield Heights, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. | |
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| 03.23.2011 | |
| Senator Turner and Mayor Jackson Call for Legislation to Share Services | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner introduced Senate Bill 125 to give cities and municipalities more authority to share services. The legislation, proposed by Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson, would allow municipalities to enter into contracts that would let them perform services for one another while sharing cost and resources. | |
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| 03.14.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Announces State Bond to Expand Ohio Business | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner announced that the State Controlling Board approved a $2 million Third Frontier Research and Development taxable bond to NDI Healthcare Fund LLC in Cleveland. | |
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| 02.02.2011 | |
| Senator Turner Comments on Governor Kasich’s Latest Cabinet Appointment | |
| Columbus -State Senator Nina Turner released the following statement after Governor John Kasich selected Michael Colbert to lead the Department of Jobs and Family Services. | |
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