- Shirley Turner
Shirley K. Turner (born
July 3 , 19??) is an American Democratic Partypolitician , who has been serving in theNew Jersey State Senate since 1998, where she represents the 15th Legislative District.Before being elected to the State Senate, Turner served in New Jersey's
lower house , the General Assembly, from 1994 to 1998. Before entering state politics, Senator Turner served on the Mercer CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders from 1983 to 1986, where she served as Freeholder Vice President.Turner is the current Senate President Pro Tempore, a position which she has held since 2004. She serves in the Senate on the Education Committee (as Chair) and as a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee.
Turner received a B.A. from Trenton State College (now
The College of New Jersey ) in Education and an M.A. from Rider College in Guidance and Counseling, and has done postgraduate work in education atRutgers University . She is the Associate Director of Career Services atRider University . [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=47 Senator Turner's legislative web page] ,New Jersey Legislature . AccessedApril 23 ,2008 .] Turner was born inDover, New Jersey and currently resides in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township. [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4452 Senator Shirley K. Turner] ,Project Vote Smart . AccessedOctober 22 ,2007 .]She is
African American and is a member of theNAACP .District 15
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
New Jersey Senate and two members in theNew Jersey General Assembly . The other representatives from the 15th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*AssemblymanReed Gusciora , and
*AssemblywomanBonnie Watson Coleman References
External links
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=47 Senator Turner's legislative web page] ,
New Jersey Legislature
*"New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms"
** [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/TurnerS2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/TurnerS2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/TurnerS2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/TurnerS2004.pdf 2004]
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4452 Senator Shirley K. Turner] ,Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.njsendems.com/Bios/Turner.htm New Jersey Senate Democrats website biography for Senator Turner]
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