Josh Turley

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Josh Turley

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Northeastern State University, 1998

Graduate

University of Phoenix, 2000

Personal

Birthplace

Tulsa, Okla.

Profession

Retired

Contact

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Josh Turley (independent) ran for election to the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in Oklahoma. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

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

Biography

Josh Turley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University in 1998 and graduate degrees from the University of Phoenix in 1998 and 2000. As of 2024, Turley was retired.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2024)

General election

General election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims defeated Sarah Gray in the general election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lonnie Sims (R)	50.8	38,776
		Sarah Gray (D)	49.2	37,524

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,300
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Turley (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Sarah Gray defeated Maria Veliz Barnes in the Democratic primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on August 27, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Gray	59.0	7,786
		Maria Veliz Barnes	41.0	5,400

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,186
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims defeated Melissa Myers in the Republican primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on August 27, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lonnie Sims	54.7	6,137
	Submit photo	Melissa Myers	45.3	5,092

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,229
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Sarah Gray and Maria Veliz Barnes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jim Rea in the Democratic primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Gray	37.7	2,152
✔		Maria Veliz Barnes	33.4	1,909
	Submit photo	Jim Rea	28.9	1,654

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,715
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims and Melissa Myers advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeannie Cue in the Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lonnie Sims	40.3	2,827
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Myers	31.5	2,205
		Jeannie Cue	28.2	1,975

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,007
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Turley in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2020)

General election

General election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Incumbent Karen Keith defeated Josh Turley in the general election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Keith (D)	54.5	43,049
	Submit photo	Josh Turley (R)	45.5	35,874

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,923
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karen Keith advanced from the Democratic primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Josh Turley defeated Eddy Barclay in the Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Josh Turley	58.0	8,185
	Submit photo	Eddy Barclay	42.0	5,920

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,105
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Hello, I am Dr. Josh Turley. I am not a politician and I don't run in those circles. I believe in limited government, accessible government, and the great future of Tulsa County District 2. I have lived in district 2 for 51 years. I started my first business at 12 and have been an entrepreneur ever since. I recently retired with over 29 years of service at Tulsa County. Your vote is important! Don't vote straight party, both sides have not served you!

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?

• I am the only candidate who has been studying and working toward this job since 2015! I am tired of the same old issues, roads, grass to high, to many orange cones, floods. Its time to get in front of all of these issues!
• I believe in limited government and direct access to your government. That right, this is your Commissioner seat. It isn't mine, you tell me what you want to happen. As your commissioner I will move forward with publishing everything we do, all the way down to my cell phone records.
• A major issue in district 2 is our levees. But worse than that the Corps now plans to build a bigger dam. That bigger dam means more water flow and more pressure on our levees. We must get the corps to move forward with both at the same time. We must get an early warning system in place for the over 2.5 billion infrastructure behind our levees.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I truly believe that the open records act has been exploited. If you want to know what your government is doing you have to fill out a form. That form goes to the government, you don't trust. They then answer the request or deny the request. I believe every action, all the way down to our lowest employee should be public. The website should be easily understood. A sixth grader should be able to navigate and understand exactly everything Tulsa County Government does.

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

Rich Dad Poor Dad, its a book by Robert Kiyosaki. This book gives you a solid outline of understanding taxes. Taxes are the life blood of the government. If you understand taxes and how they originated and are applied, you can effectively control your government. And of course, there are the actual political actions of great people like Ronald Reagan and Charles Page.

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

You will hear the same old words, honesty and integrity. I don't believe those are the key principles of an elected official. I believe that understanding right from wrong, and being strong enough to admit your mistakes and learn from everything around you are key. If you understand right and wrong and are learning constantly, honesty and integrity come easy.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

There are four key responsibilities of Tulsa County Commissioner District 2. First is that you are responsible for the administration of fiscal finances of Tulsa County. This includes the budget of all the elected officials. Second, is the administration of Tulsa County business. The commissioner is responsible for decisions related to Tulsa County property, employees, and actions. Third is the administration of roads and bridges. This includes the maintenance and installment of roadways and utilities. Fourth is the responsibility of a various sets of committees and groups that move Tulsa County forward.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like for Tulsa County to be a county government that people can look at, for the first time in our history, and say... he did that right. An easy example of this is an early warning system for our flooding. If we can predict the Illinois river will crest and 15 feet 5 inches, there is no reason why we can't give people more that 2 hours evacuation time. The early warning system should run from Keystone lake (and all its shoreline residents) all the way to Bixby.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

I believe every penny you send to the government should be traceable all the way to its final use. I've worked for government for over 29 years. I've seen how at the end of the year there's extra money. I also saw how it was blown. This is money that you entrust with us, to spend appropriately. All extra funds should be sent back to the payer.

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2020

Josh Turley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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