Mary Ann Turner
Republican Party of Connecticut Vice Chair
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Mary Ann Turner is the Republican Party of Connecticut Vice Chair.
Turner (Republican Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 58. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Turner was born on August 7, 1957, in Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated from Charter Oak College with a bachelor's degree in 1988. Her career experience includes working as the Principal of Projects Unlimited and for tool equipment companies.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Arnone advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 58.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mary Ann Turner advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 58.
Endorsements
To view Turner's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Ann Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turner's responses.
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Married to Edward Turner. Owner of Projects Unlimited a design and conference planning business for the last 27 years. Currently elected as a Enfield Constable and Republican Chairman. Volunteer on the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals, Economic Development, and President of the NC CT Professional Business Women.
I believe voters want a representative who will represents them and will help them, when requested and I have a reputation for being such a person. I know Enfield residents want a representative who will not "sugar coat" the issues facing our state and will tell them the truth and will bring common sense to Hartford. I have a reputation for both of these attributes.
- I support and will back our law enforcement, military, veterans, corrections officers, fire fighters, EMS.
- A strong NO to any toll legislation
- Focus on the budget and the pension issues and do whatever possible to stop turn the tide on 40 years of bad management.
Public Safety
Economy
Budget and Pension Liability Jim Olsen, my first boss. He encouraged me to keep moving and no matter what I ever tackled he was a great cheerleader. Catherine Marx, a true example of a strong, capable, talented lady who shoots straight and is a great political teacher.
The Rats are in the Cheese by Jon Zagrodzky. Should be read by every legislator before every session.
Trust is one of the most important characteristics for an elected official. Trust between an elected official and the people she or he represents is an absolute necessity for our form of government. With trust, it is also vital to possess integrity and honesty, two traits that too many people feel are missing with our elected officials.
As someone stated in a Letter to the Editor recently, "Mary Ann is willing to take the hits for Enfield". I was honored to be recognized like this. We have to have elected officials willing to sacrifice their political ambitions to do what is right, as dictated by our constitutional duties and the needs of our constituents. I will take the hits for my town. I will stand strong against special interests. My first priority as state representative is the people of the 58th district.
Listen. Work. Focus and use common sense. Stop spending and borrowing and fix what needs fixing.
The death of President Kennedy.
If you mean in high school, I worked at Hardees and the Ramada Inn. If you mean after high school, Secretary at Combustion Engineering in the Florida Power and LIght Project Office. Held position, with promotion six years.
Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
It is about life, who you are, what you can be, why you should try
Our republic was designed to allow citizens from all walks of life to participate in self-governance; it was not established to develop a class of career politicians. It is beneficial for us to have non-government, or non-political, people elected to office.
An urgent issue facing the state is the budget. Mismanagement and the resulting massive debt problem has been an irresponsible "kick the can down the road" process for more than 40 years. Connecticut has one of the highest unfunded pension liabilities in the nation. The annual state contributions to fund state worker and teacher retirement could be about $12 billion annually, and the Yankee Institute says it is more like $50 billion. If that doesn't scare Connecticut residents, retirees and businesses, it should.
Lawmakers over-promised and underfunded these pensions for years. We need more elected legislators in Hartford who will have the guts to tell the truth to Connecticut residents and put their political aspirations aside. I plan on being one such legislator.
An open one. I don't believe the current or the last governor had an open door policy. It seemed to be "their way - or the highway" attitude. Malloy strangled us with taxes and Lamont shut the legislature down with the China Virus.
Although each legislator represents their own constituents, each vote on state-wide legislation impacts all districts and the state as a whole. So, it is necessary to build relationships with other legislators, but those relationships should never supersede the duty of a legislator to properly represent and vote for the benefit of her district.
As I have walked and knocked doors I found I was hearing about problems. One was a woman who made it clear she was a democrat and only voted that way. She mentioned she had not been able to get her unemployment since December and no matter how often she called the DOL ... she couldn't reach anyone, including her sitting state representative.
I told her I wanted to help. With a few phone calls, I got her unemployment straightened out and she received a check from December to August. She called me and told me she couldn't believe I did it and that I helped her. She said voting Democrat was over. Told her I would do it if I was running for Rep or not...it was a great outcome.
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External links
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 28, 2020
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Matthew Ritter
Majority Leader:Jason Rojas
Minority Leader:Vincent Candelora
Representatives
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Republican Party (49)