Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
Cleon Turner
| Cleon Turner | ||
 | ||
| Massachusetts House of Representatives First Barnstable | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2005 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 7, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 8 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $61,133/year | |
| Per diem | $10 - $100/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Maine, Portland | |
| Associate's | University of Maine, Orono | |
| J.D. | Suffolk University Law School, 1983 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 12/29/1945 | |
| Place of birth | Brockton, MA | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
 | ||
Contents |
Turner is an Attorney with MacNeill and Fitch. He has previously been an Attorney with Sidley, Austin and Naugib, Police Officer/Sergeant in the Dennis Police Department, Director of Basic Police School at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, and a police officer in the Yarmouth and Orono Police Departments.
Turner currently serves on the Dennis Board of Assessors, and Dennis Democratic Town Committee. He is a member of the Barnstable County Bar Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Ways and Means | ||||
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint | ||||
| • Public Health Joint | ||||
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint | ||||
| • Ways and Means Joint | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint | ||||
| • Personnel and Administration | ||||
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint | ||||
| • Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint \ | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Global Warming and Climate Change | ||||
| • Public Health Joint | ||||
| • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint | ||||
Elections
2012
Turner won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives First Barnstable District. Turner was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
2010
Turner won re-election to the First Barnstable Seat in 2010. He defeated Patrick Foran in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
Turner had no primary opposition.
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, First Barnstable District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Cleon Turner (D)
|
11,146 | |||
| Patrick Yarmouth (R) | 8,466 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Turner won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the First Barnstable district.[4] In this election he raised $19,605-; of that total $19,405- (99.0%) was from in state contributions and $200- (1.0%) was from out of state contributions.[5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - First Barnstable district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Cleon Turner (D)
|
17,878 | |||
| All Others | 69 | |||
| Blanks | 7,300 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Turner received $28,328 in campaign donations. The largest donors are listed below.[6]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Cleon Turner's campaign in 2010 | |
| Massachusetts Democratic Party | $2,670 |
| Dennis Democratic Town Cmte | $2,500 |
| Cape & Islands Democratic Council | $1,000 |
| Klein, Susan | $1,000 |
| Steers, M Leslie | $600 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $28,328 |
2008
Turner raised $19,605 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below. [7]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dennis Democratic Town Committee | $1,000 |
| Robert Koscso | $500 |
| Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts | $500 |
| Massachusetts Federation of Teachers | $500 |
| Susan Klein | $500 |
| Cape & Islands Democratic Council | $500 |
| Robert Koscso | $500 |
| William Regan | $500 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Cleon + Turner + Massachusetts + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Cleon Turner News Feed
- Massachusetts legislators call on Gov. Deval Patrick to restore local aid ... - MassLive.com
- State has vast network of unregulated marijuana networks - Cape Cod Today
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
External links
- Cleon Turner's personal website
- Massachusetts House of Representatives - Rep. Cleon Turner
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Cleon Turner on Facebook
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Turner
- ↑ 2012 State Primary Candidate List "Massachusetts Secretary of State," Accessed June 27, 2012
- ↑ Official Massachusetts Election Results, 2010
- ↑ Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Donors
- ↑ Massachusetts House donor numbers
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Barnstable 1 2004–present |
Succeeded by NA |
 |
State of Massachusetts Boston (capital) |
|---|---|
| Ballot Measures |
List of Massachusetts ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | Initiative laws | History of I&R | Campaign Finance Requirements | Recall process | |
| Government |
Massachusetts State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | State Auditor | Commissioner of Education | Commissioner of Insurance | Commissioner of Agriculture | Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs | Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development | Chair of Public Utilities | |
| Judiciary |
Massachusetts Supreme Court | Circuit Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Transparency Topics |
Public Records Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
- State legislative article missing donor information
- Current member, Massachusetts House of Representatives
- State representatives first elected in 2004
- Democratic Party
- 2010 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- 2010 winner
- 2010 candidate
- Massachusetts
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (winner)
- 2012 unopposed
- 2012 unopposed primary and general election
