Helen Turner (Brookford Town Council, North Carolina, candidate 2025)

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Helen Turner

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Brookford Town Council

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Personal

Religion

Catholic

Helen Turner (also known as Cooki) ran for election to the Brookford Town Council in North Carolina. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Helen Turner provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on August 6, 2025:

• Birth date: July 14, 1944
• Birth place: Brevard County, Florida
• High school: Madonna & Schurz
• Associate: Harper Jr College, 1981
• Gender: Female
• Religion: Catholic
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Vote for Cooki

Elections

General election

General election for Brookford Town Council (2 seats)

Charles Allen Bargsley Jr., Eric Biter, Kelvin Gregory, and Helen Turner ran in the general election for Brookford Town Council on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Charles Allen Bargsley Jr. (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Eric Biter (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Kelvin Gregory (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Helen Turner (Nonpartisan)

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Campaign themes

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Retired 81 yrs young. Moved to Brookford NC almost 2 yrs ago to be close to my daughter, granddaughter & grandchildren. I'm a people person. Relearning quilting. Involved in church ministries. Was on the Schaumburg, IL Board of Health. Was a C.A.S.A. for 10 yrs in Arizona. A court appointed special advocate for children in foster care. Been on DV/DA committees.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Help to make Brookford a more prosperous town.
• Brookford a town for families & single people.
• Be another female voice on the town council.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Safety for all residents. Encouraging businesses to locate in Brookford to help our towns economy.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Alderman helping to make the this small town better & keep it better for all who live here. Watch how the tax money is spent.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Life & being in it. Listen, learn & grow. Read the history of Europe, ie: Rise & Fall of Rome.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first space launch I was 17. The most indelible one was the assassination of JFK I was 19.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Sales girl in a woman's store. Had that for about a year.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Katherine by Anya Seton. I don't know why even though I have read it twice. It's history about a woman who had future ancestors as in Henry VII, Henry VIII. I like history not all books which can get boring. Also I like Discovery of Witches 3 volumes which is fun with vampires, witches, faeries etc to me a good read.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Me & do it all over again but Right

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

No on experience but knowledge does help.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Elected officials work for the people not the other way around. No lobbying, no influence peddling, no woke. Help the people not yourself. Let your financial records be seen if needed. No anti American's in any political seat. No dual citizenship voting No pork!!

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