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Ebony Turner
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Pittsburg High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin, 1998

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law, 2001

Personal
Birthplace
Hope, Ark.
Religion
Baptist Christian
Profession
Attorney/Business Owner
Contact

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Ebony Turner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 96. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Ebony Turner was born in Hope, Arkansas. She graduated from Pittsburg High School. Turner earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a criminal defense attorney, owner of a private practice, legislative attorney, public defender, parole attorney, and adjunct professor.[1][2]

Turner has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2][1]

  • Black Women Lawyers Association-Tarrant County
  • L. Clifford Davis Legal Association
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Arlington Alumnae Chapter
  • Hispanic Women's Network of Texas-Arlington
  • Texas Democratic Women
  • Unbound
  • Historic West Mansfield Texas Community Development Corporation
  • Tarrant County Bar Association
  • Dallas Black Criminal Bar Association

Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 96

Incumbent David Cook defeated Ebony Turner in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 96 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Cook
David Cook (R) Candidate Connection
 
57.4
 
48,814
Image of Ebony Turner
Ebony Turner (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.6
 
36,276

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,090
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 96

Ebony Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 96 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ebony Turner
Ebony Turner Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,447

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,447
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 96

Incumbent David Cook advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 96 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Cook
David Cook Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
12,451

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,451
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Turner received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Turner's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6

Randi Hartin defeated Ebony Turner in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Randi Hartin
Randi Hartin (R) Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
312,085
Image of Ebony Turner
Ebony Turner (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.0
 
265,920

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 578,005
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6

Ebony Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ebony Turner
Ebony Turner Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
66,096

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,096
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6

Randi Hartin defeated Virginia Carter in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Randi Hartin
Randi Hartin Candidate Connection
 
60.9
 
65,572
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Virginia Carter
 
39.1
 
42,028

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 107,600
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Ebony Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a wife of 24 years, mom of 3, current practicing criminal defense attorney and community servant-leader. I am owner of the Law Office of Ebony M. Turner, LLC; the Founder of the EMTLAW Future Lawyers Internship ("FLIP"); Founder of the Black Mansfield Moms Group; President of the Historic West Mansfield Texas Community Development Corporation; Volunteer at Unbound Now and member of the Arlington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. I am a fierce advocate for special needs students and their parents, a champion for women's reproductive health rights, and proponent for health care for all.
  • I am anti-voucher and for full-funded public education. We need to give teachers and paraprofessionals pay raises and increase the per-student allotment.
  • I am for women's reproductive health rights.
  • I am for the expansion of Medicaid that will allow access to health care for a million more people and other additional resources for people with special needs and disabilities.
Saying NO to Vouchers; ensuring women's reproductive health rights are restored and preserved; health care for all; decriminalizing mental health; overturning anti-DEI laws; and school safety, especially as it relates to strengthening gun safety laws.
I look up to my parents and my grandparents. They all instilled in me a very strong work ethic, the importance of integrity, and never giving up.
Integrity, authenticity, and transparency.
I am a problem solver by nature; I have a unique ability to get along well with people with opposing views; and I am great at connecting people. I am definitely a people-person!
The most important responsibility is to do what is in the best interest of the citizens in the District.
I would like to leave the legacy that I always strived to do what was right and to leave places and people better than I found them.
I remember when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. I was 10.
I was a cashier at a local grocery store called Oscar's. I worked there for 2 years.
Probably anything in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. My favorite genre is suspense-thriller books.
Annalise Keating or Olivia Pope
Usher-You Got it Bad
Saying no and realizing that I don't have to always be everywhere at all times.
I think the ideal relationship would be that the governor trusts that the bills passed are the ones that the majority of Texans would want signed into law because they have been written with the best interests of the constituents at the forefront.
I believe the State's greatest challenges are fully funded public education; infrastructure; housing affordability; and access to adequate health care for all Texans.
I believe it is beneficial but not necessary.
Absolutely. No one person has all of the answers or solutions to a given problem. I believe collaboration is key to any successful organization, including a legislative body.
Shirley Chisholm. She was a trailblazer in several respects.
I have no idea what the future holds for me politically. I am running for this position at this time because I believe it is the place where I can best address the challenges that are facing my district, and the issues about which I am most passionate.
As a mom of a son with special needs and advocate for parents of children with special needs, I hear all kinds of stories that are touching. I am not sure I am at liberty to share any specifics publicly, but in general, I will say there is a lot of frustration with special education and the way services are delivered or administered.
Yes, definitely oversee the use of emergency powers. We still need to have checks and balances, even in an emergency situation.
It would likely be a bill to increase teacher and paraprofessional pay that is not tied to vouchers.
Sierra Club

Tarrant County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Tarrant County Young Democrats
Texas Democrats with Disabilities
Mothers Against Greg Abbott

Wendy Davis
Criminal Jurisprudence, Public Education, Public Health, Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
I believe there should be financial transparency and that the government is accountable to the people. It is our money and government officials work for the citizens.
I think a state ballot initiative process could be good because it would allow the citizens a greater, more direct role in the legislative process.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Ebony Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am currently a practicing criminal defense attorney with 21 years of varied legal experiences, mainly in criminal law. I am a wife, mom of 3, and a community servant. I am a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and St. Mary's University School of Law.
  • I am passionate about persons who suffer with mental health issues, drug and alcohol addictions, and persons with disabilities.
  • The first tenet of my platform is Effective Judgments. Effective Judgments means not just locking people up, but coming up with creative solutions to prevent recidivism. I want to find out what the underlying issue causing a person to commit domestic violence offenses is, as the court I am running for is a Family Violence Court.
  • The second tenet of my platform is Efficient Justice. This means I want to save taxpayer dollars by reducing the backlog of cases plaguing Tarrant County. As a former public defender, I handled thousands of cases successfully, so I am the perfect person to come up with creative ways to reduce the backlog while also ensuring justice is served and rights are preserved.
As a judicial candidate, I am prohibited from answering certain questions regarding public policy issues. I will reiterate my platform of Effective Judgments and Efficient Justice and add that I want to ensure anyone who comes in my court is treated with dignity and respect no matter the reason he/she is there.
Integrity comes to mind first. In the case of judges in particular: compassion, judicial temperament, and the ability to evaluate a case fairly and follow the law to ensure justice is served and constitutional rights are preserved.
I would like to leave the legacy that I accomplished the goals I set out to achieve in the areas of reduced recidivism, actualized individual criminal justice reform, and better solutions for persons with mental health issues in the criminal justice system. I hope that I would have blazed a trail that young girls and women, people of color, and other historically marginalized groups can and will follow.
The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. I was 10 The first teacher was headed to outer space.
We Don't Talk About Bruno from the movie Encanto! My 9-year-old son plays it over and over in multiple languages!
Judges have the responsibility to approve plea deals made between the prosecution and the defense. If a judge disagrees with the plea bargain, the judge does not have to accept it and the parties can go back to negotiating.
I certainly believe empathy is of utmost importance in the role of a judge. I believe this quality will help judges ensure a more effective judgment in each case, tailored to the specific needs of the individual defendant.
I chose a misdemeanor bench because I believe misdemeanor court is the gatekeeper for keeping first time offenders from becoming repeat offenders and for keeping repeat misdemeanor offenders from becoming felons. This is especially important in a Domestic Violence court because a 2nd offense for Domestic violence can, and will often, be a felony.

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Campaign finance summary

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Ebony Turner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 96Lost general$66,260 $30,190
Grand total$66,260 $30,190
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 31, 2022
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024


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