Jerry Turner (Mississippi)
Jerry Turner (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 18. He assumed office in 2004. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Turner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 18. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Turner's professional experience includes working as a businessman in supermarkets and agricultural and construction equipment.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance Committee, Chairman
- House Medicaid Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
- Appropriations A Committee
- Appropriations C Committee
- Banking and Financial Services Committee
2023-2024
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
- House Appropriations Committee (decommissioned)
- Banking and Financial Services Committee, Chair
- House Insurance Committee
- House Medicaid Committee
- Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (decommissioned)
2020-2021
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- House Medicaid Committee
- Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (decommissioned)
- House Appropriations Committee (decommissioned)
- Banking and Financial Services Committee, Chairman
- House Insurance Committee
2019-2020
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Banking and Financial Services Committee
- House Appropriations Committee (decommissioned)
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Insurance Committee
- Management Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee, Chairman
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency |
| • Agriculture |
| • Appropriations |
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Management |
| • Transportation |
2012-2013
During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Management |
| • Transportation, Vice Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency |
2010-2011
During the 2010-2011 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2010 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Conservation and Water Resources |
| • Municipalities |
| • Public Property |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Jerry Turner won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Turner (R) | 100.0 | 6,168 |
| Total votes: 6,168 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Jerry Turner advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Turner | 100.0 | 4,296 |
| Total votes: 4,296 | |||
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Endorsements
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2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Jerry Turner won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Turner (R) | 100.0 | 6,089 |
| Total votes: 6,089 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Jerry Turner advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 18 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Turner | 100.0 | 3,959 |
| Total votes: 3,959 | |||
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2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[2] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Jerry R. Turner was unopposed in the Republican primary. Turner ran unchallenged in the District 18 general election.
2011
On November 8, 2011, Turner won re-election to District 18 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the August 2 primary and was unchallenged in the November 8 general election.[3][4]
2007
On November 6, 2007, Turner was re-elected in District 18, defeating Democratic challenger Lawrence Deas.[5]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Jerry Turner (R)
|
4,274 | |||
| Lawrence Deas (D) | 2,470 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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- Americans for Prosperity - Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
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- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2023.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2022.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2020.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2019.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2018.
- ACLU of Mississippi — Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice."
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2017.
- ACLU of Mississippi — Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice."
- Americans for Prosperity - Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2016.
- ACLU of Mississippi — Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice."
- Americans for Prosperity - Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Empower Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2015.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Mississippi State Legislature in 2014.
- Business and Industry Political Education Committee — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Empower Mississippi — Legislators are scored on their votes on education bills.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Turner
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2011 Primary Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Official 2011 General Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2007 Statewide Elections," accessed February 14, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 18 2004-Present |
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