Senator Turner tours the Alcoa facility in Cleveland
Senator Turner tours the Alcoa facility in Cleveland
 On May 22, State Senators Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) and Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) introduced the Fair and Acceptable Income Required (FAIR) Act to update state laws that protect Ohioans, particularly women, from wage discrimination.
On May 22, State Senators Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) and Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) introduced the Fair and Acceptable Income Required (FAIR) Act to update state laws that protect Ohioans, particularly women, from wage discrimination.
 Senator Turner discusses legislation with her Statehouse staff.
Senator Turner discusses legislation with her Statehouse staff.
Senator Nina Turner celebrated breast cancer survivors at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Cleveland.
Senator Nina Turner celebrated breast cancer survivors at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Cleveland.
 Senator Turner calls on the General Assembly to pass the Forward Ohio jobs plan she has jointly sponsored with Senator Kearney.
Senator Turner calls on the General Assembly to pass the Forward Ohio jobs plan she has jointly sponsored with Senator Kearney.
 Senator Turner was recently selected as a 2010 Fellow of the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development.
Senator Turner was recently selected as a 2010 Fellow of the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development.
Senator Turner speaks at an Ohio Legislative Black Caucus press conferences.
Senator Turner speaks at an Ohio Legislative Black Caucus press conferences.
 On October 20, Senator Turner delivered sponsor testimony for three bills (See SCR 17, SB 102, SB 122). Here, she speaks on legislation regarding police officers in schools.
On October 20, Senator Turner delivered sponsor testimony for three bills (See SCR 17, SB 102, SB 122). Here, she speaks on legislation regarding police officers in schools.
 Senator Turner congratulates her son, Jeffery F. Turner, Jr., for graduating from basic training and advanced indivdual training in the Army National Guard.
Senator Turner congratulates her son, Jeffery F. Turner, Jr., for graduating from basic training and advanced indivdual training in the Army National Guard.
Senator Turner talks with Senate guests before session.
Senator Turner talks with Senate guests before session.
 Senators Turner and Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) deliver sponsor testimony on SB 190, to include Junior ROTC as a permitted elective within the Ohio Core curriculum.
Senators Turner and Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) deliver sponsor testimony on SB 190, to include Junior ROTC as a permitted elective within the Ohio Core curriculum.
 Senators Turner and Shirley Smith discuss the state of education in Ohio with Oklahoma State Representative Jabar Shumate (D-Tulsa).
Senators Turner and Shirley Smith discuss the state of education in Ohio with Oklahoma State Representative Jabar Shumate (D-Tulsa).
Senator Turner delivers sponsor testimony on SB 148, to authorize municipal corporations to have a deficit in special funds under certain circumstances.
Senator Turner delivers sponsor testimony on SB 148, to authorize municipal corporations to have a deficit in special funds under certain circumstances.
 Senator Turner is interviewed by an Ohio University film student.
Senator Turner is interviewed by an Ohio University film student.
 Senators Turner and John Carey (R-Wellston) introduced SB 256, to establish the Career Training Workforce Development Grant Program.
Senators Turner and John Carey (R-Wellston) introduced SB 256, to establish the Career Training Workforce Development Grant Program.
Senator Turner (second from right) breaks ground for Eaton Corp.'s new corporate headquarters in Beachwood. The project is to be completed in late 2012.
Senator Turner (second from right) breaks ground for Eaton Corp.'s new corporate headquarters in Beachwood. The project is to be completed in late 2012.
 
 

Representing Ohio’s 25th Senate District, including portions of Cuyahoga and Lake Counties, State Senator Nina Turner has devoted her career to strengthening Northeast Ohio and improving the lives of those who call it home. Championing innovative solutions to critical challenges, she has sought to promote collaboration and regionalism in local governance, worked to ensure that our state’s workforce is ready to leverage 21st-century opportunities, and fought to maintain the economic security of the middle class. Turner sees education as a crucial element of economic prosperity, and believes that if individuals are provided with the means, they will craft their own American dr...

 
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Senator Turner recognizes Darius Ellison as the Ohio Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year for 2013.
Senator Turner speaks out against legislation that limits opportunities to vote.

04.30.13 - Senator Turner Reacts To So-Called "Right To Work" Bills

 

Columbus—Today, State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) released the following statement after learning of plans by Ohio House Republicans to introduce legislation to take away the collective bargaining rights of hardworking Ohioans.

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04.30.13 - Ohio Legislators And Voting Advocates Call For Removal Of Anti-Voter Budget Provision

 

Columbus—Today, State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) and Representatives Michael Stinziano (D-Columbus) and Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) held a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse to urge the General Assembly to remove a provision included in the state budget by House Republicans that would create roadblocks for college students voting in Ohio.

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04.19.13 - Turner Baffled By Anti-Voter Budget Provision

 

Columbus--State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) issued the following statement after the passage of the two-year state budget by the Ohio House yesterday evening. Majority Republicans included a provision that requires universities to charge in-state tuition for any student who is issued a utility bill by the school that can be used to establish residency for voting purposes. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Symm v. United States that measures designed to hinder the ability of college students to vote with their campus address is a violation of the 26th Amendment.

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04.17.13 - Senator Turner Speaks Out Against Ohio House Measures That Limit Healthcare Access

 

Columbus—Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) joined Senator Capri Cafaro (D-Hubbard), Representatives Nikki Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) and other women’s health care advocates for a press conference today at the Ohio Statehouse. They voiced their support for Reproductive Health Lobby Day to highlight recent attempts to decrease reproductive healthcare access for women in Ohio.

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Bills Primary Sponsor

SB 20SB 65SB 83SB 92SB 107SB 110

Bills Cosponsor

SB 4SB 5SB 7SB 10SB 11SB 12
SB 13SB 14SB 15SB 16SB 17SB 18
SB 19SB 21SB 24SB 26SB 33SB 37
SB 38SB 39SB 45SB 53SB 54SB 55
SB 56SB 62SB 66SB 70SB 84SB 88
SB 89SB 90SB 94SB 99SB 102SB 103
SB 104SB 111SB 113SB 117SB 119SB 123
SB 125     

Resolutions Primary Sponsor

SR 20SR 32SR 46SR 51SR 75SR 79
SR 84SR 87SR 91SR 97SR 98SR 121
SR 127     

Resolutions Cosponsor

SCR 2SCR 3SCR 5SCR 6SCR 8SCR 11
SCR 12SCR 13SCR 14SJR 1SJR 2SR 90
 
 
 
 

Senate District 25

 
Counties: Cuyahoga (part), Lake (part)
 

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Background

 
Leadership Position : Minority Whip
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