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Turner served as the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> from 2014 to 2016. He is known for his hawkish national security stances.
Early life, education, and careerEdit
Turner was born in 1960 in Dayton, Ohio, to Vivian and Ray Turner. His mother was a teacher for Huber Heights City Schools and his father worked as a member of IUE Local 801 for 42 years after serving in the military. Turner was raised in East Dayton and has one sister. He is a non-denominational Protestant.
Turner graduated from Belmont High School in 1978 and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the Ohio Northern University in 1982, a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University in 1985, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dayton in 1992, and a Doctor of Liberal Studies in urban economic development from Georgetown University in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He practiced law with local firms and businesses in the Dayton area before entering politics. He also practiced law during the brief time between his service as mayor of Dayton and as a member of Congress.
Mayor of DaytonEdit
Turner was elected mayor of Dayton, Ohio, in 1993, narrowly defeating incumbent Mayor Richard Clay Dixon. Before he took office, the city suffered a number of economic setbacks. Upon taking office, Turner focused on attracting business to the city and on redeveloping vacant and underutilized real estate packages known as brownfields.
During Turner's mayoralty, Dayton reached an agreement to construct a baseball stadium for a class A minor league team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
Turner was the mayor of Dayton during the planning and construction of the Schuster Center, which he supported for its contribution to reviving downtown. He facilitated discussions with key leaders from the project's conception to its completion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Schuster Center is a performing arts center at the corner of Second and Main Streets. It has served as a forum for the Victoria Theatre's Broadway Series, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dayton Ballet, and a speaking location for visiting political leaders, such as former New York governor Mario Cuomo.
Turner also started a program called "Rehabarama",<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which attracted professionals to historic properties in the city. He was reelected in 1997 over Democratic city commissioner Tony Capizzi. In 2001 he lost to then state senator Rhine McLin, 51.6% to 48.4%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
U.S. House of RepresentativesEdit
ElectionsEdit
- 2002
Template:See also Turner received 58% of the vote following the retirement of 23-year incumbent Democrat Tony P. Hall from Congress after President George W. Bush named Hall U.N. special envoy for hunger issues. Earlier that year, Turner won the Republican nomination when he defeated Roy Brown with 80% of the vote. Brown was the son and grandson of former area Republican congressmen Bud Brown and Clarence J. Brown and operated a local newspaper company, Brown Publishing. In the general election, Turner defeated Congressman Tony Hall's chief of staff, Rick Carne, after Carne won the Democratic nomination. Turner got a substantial assist from the 2000s round of redistricting. The old 3rd had been a fairly compact district centered on Dayton, but redistricting added some Republican-leaning suburbs to the east.
- 2004
Template:See also In 2004, Turner defeated former businesswoman Jane Mitakides with over 62% of the vote. The district was considered a key area in the swing state of Ohio in that year's presidential race.
- 2006
Template:See also In 2006, the Democrats planned to target Turner for defeat. Three Democrats entered the Third District primary to run against Turner in the general election. Veterinarian Stephanie Studebaker defeated local bankruptcy attorney David Fierst and recalled Waynesville mayor Charles W. Sanders. Studebaker had previously affiliated with former Vermont governor Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign in Ohio. After winning the nomination, she and her husband Sam were both arrested for domestic violence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Studebaker subsequently dropped out of the race, citing her family concerns and impending legal issues. After her withdrawal, four Democrats entered a special primary to face Turner, won by former assistant United States attorney Richard Chema. Turner defeated Chema with 58% of the vote.
- 2008
Template:See also Jane Mitakides beat Sanders in the Democratic primary and faced Turner in a rematch from 2004. Turner again focused largely on economic issues of job creation and protection for workers affected by the national and regional recession. In a difficult political climate for Republicans, Turner defeated Mitakides with 64% of the vote, his largest margin of victory in any election.
- 2010
Template:See also Turner was challenged by first-time Democratic nominee 25-year-old Joe Roberts in the general election and won with 68% of the vote.
- 2012
Template:See also After redistricting, Turner's district was renumbered the 10th district. It absorbed much of the neighboring 7th district, represented by fellow Republican Steve Austria. The district was made significantly more compact than its predecessor, absorbing all of Dayton.
It initially looked like Turner would face Austria in a primary,<ref name=wdtn>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Dead link</ref> but Austria dropped out of the race, handing Turner the nomination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Turner then defeated Democratic attorney Sharon Neuhardt with 60% of the vote.
- 2020
Template:See also Turner was challenged in the 2020 Republican primary by Kathi Flanders.<ref name="B">"Centerville Republican plans to challenge Congressman Turner in 2020" Template:Webarchive, Dayton Daily News, Bonnie Meibers (October 17, 2019)</ref>
TenureEdit
112th Congress
Turner is a member of the Armed Services and Government Reform committees. In 2009, he was named Ranking Member on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the United States House Committee on Armed Services.
In January 2003, Turner was appointed to the Armed Services Committee, a position he has used to advocate for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in his district, and to the Government Reform Committee.
Due to his urban background, focus on the economic redevelopment of cities, and service as Dayton's mayor, Turner is sometimes described as an "urban Republican". Recognizing Turner's work on urban development, then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert appointed Turner chair of the Saving America's Cities working group. The group was formed to work with the Bush administration to "foster economic development and redevelopment and streamline government services in America's cities to help them prosper and grow."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
During the 109th Congress, Turner served on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, in addition to his work on his two other committees, the House Armed Services and Government Reform Committees.
Serving on the Armed Services Committee, Turner advocated for an expansion to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, providing testimony to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). This effort proved successful in 2008, when the Air Force announced that 1,000 jobs and over $230 million in federal funding would move to Wright-Patterson AFB. Turner has said that this is the largest single investment in Wright-Patterson since World War II.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2006, the Dayton Development Coalition (DDC), a nonprofit and nominally nonpartisan group (though most of the trustees have contributed to Turner's campaigns) that advocates for federal funds for economic development in the Miami Valley,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> began a regional branding campaign. Turner's wife's company Turner Effect was awarded a contract without competitive bidding to conduct the marketing research associated with the campaign.<ref name="daytondailynews.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2008, Turner Effect withdrew from the branding implementation contract after more details of the agreement became public, including details about the more than $300,000 awarded to her company.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The DDC said that its members were "unanimous" in their decision that there was "no conflict [of interest]" in their having chosen Turner's company, but watchdog groups and media reports raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest.<ref name="daytondailynews.com"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the same year, Turner's campaign committee Citizens for Turner contracted with Turner Effect for professional services, such as the production of literature.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On July 7, 2008, Turner wrote an op-ed in the Hillsboro Times-Gazette in support of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, referred to as the GI Bill.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May of that year, Turner opposed an earlier version of the GI Bill. Turner has been endorsed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars PAC.
In October 2008, Turner joined then Senator Hillary Clinton, First Lady Laura Bush, Senator Pete Domenici and Representative Brad Miller to announce the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would permanently authorize two historic preservation grant programs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The bill, H.R. 3981, would permanently authorize the programs known as "Save America's Treasures", established by the Clinton administration, and "Preserve America", established by the Bush administration. It was introduced in the House by Turner and Miller as co-chairs of the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus and in the Senate by Clinton and Domenici.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two grant programs are complementary. Preserve America supports "community efforts to demonstrate sustainable uses of their historic and cultural sites, focusing on economic and educational opportunities related to heritage tourism." The Save America's Treasures grant program "funds 'bricks-and-mortar' projects by helping local communities develop sustainable resource management strategies and sound business practices for the continued preservation and use of heritage assets."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In June 2009, Turner introduced H.J. Res 57, the "Preserving Capitalism in America" amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment, which has 104 cosponsors in the House, would prohibit the United States government from owning any stock in corporations.<ref>http://thomas.gov/home/gpoxmlc111/hj57_ih.xml Template:Dead link</ref> The amendment did not become law.
In February 2010, Turner released a report on "The Impact of the Housing Crisis on Local Communities and the Federal Response" in conjunction with the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The report included testimony and proposals from Dayton community leaders such as Commissioner Dean Lovelace and Miami Valley Fair Housing Center CEO Jim McCarthy, who participated in an August 2009 housing and foreclosure crisis forum in Dayton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Turner indicated he would offer legislation based on the recommendations of the report.
Turner voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and in the coming years repeatedly voted for its repeal. He opposed the "$1 trillion government takeover of our nation's health care system" because it would "increase budget deficits and decrease the quality of our health care services", he said.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Turner was highly critical of the Obama administration's Phased Adaptive Approach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Nuclear Posture Review regarding the protection and defense of the U.S. and allies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2012, Turner called for a missile defense site on the east coast of the United States, to defend against missiles launched from Iran. The east coast site would be the third such site, joining two others on the west coast designed to defend against an attack from North Korea.<ref>Herb, Jeremy. "GOP plans East Coast missile defense shield to counter Iran." The Hill, May 8, 2012.</ref>
In 2018, Turner was named to the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. That year, Turner pushed for the establishment of the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Ohio, catalyzing the facility's eventual construction at the Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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After the Dayton shooting in August 2019, Turner announced he would back legislation barring the "sale of military-style weapons to civilians" and also said he would support a limit on magazines and the creation of legislation that would keep guns from people deemed dangerous by the police. He had previously "generally backed gun-rights measures during his nine terms in the House", earning a 93% approval and "A" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) in prior years.<ref name="A" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Turner's daughter had been across the street from the attack.<ref name="A">"Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Turner of Dayton now backs ban on sale of military-style weapons" Template:Webarchive, The Columbus Dispatch, Jessica Wehrman (August 6, 2019)</ref><ref name="I">"Rep. Mike Turner says daughter escaped Dayton shooting" Template:Webarchive, Columbus Dispatch, (August 4, 2019)</ref> For the 2020 election the NRA-PVF gave Turner a "D" rating.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018 and 2019 he "led the Ohio congressional delegation... in advocating to bring the F-35 program" to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which happened in May 2019.<ref name="G">"F-35 program with hundreds of jobs gets OK to move to Wright-Patt" Template:Webarchive, Dayton Daily News, Max Filby (May 29, 2019)</ref> As of May 2019, he was the top Republican on the House Armed Service's Strategic Forces Subcommittee.<ref name="H">"Rep. Mike Turner on why he’s softened on Space Force, and the importance of an East Coast missile defense site" Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore, Defense News, Valerie Isinna (April 8, 2019)</ref> In April 2019, he created a panel to "independently review" the water quality in the Dayton area.<ref name="E">"Mike Turner updates Water Panel" Template:Webarchive, WDTN, (March 6, 2020)</ref>
Turner was one of three Ohio Republicans appointed to an Intelligence Committee that examined whether Trump had improperly withheld aid to Ukraine.<ref name="C">"Ohio Rep. Mike Turner calls President Trump’s tweets “unfortunate;” Rep. Jim Jordan defends delaying Ukraine aid" Template:Webarchive, Cleveland.com, Sabrina Eaton (November 17, 2019)</ref> He stated the conversation between Trump and the Ukrainian president was "not ok", but that impeachment was an "assault" on the electorate.<ref name="D">"Turner: Trump’s talk not OK, but impeachment an ‘assault on electorate’" Template:Webarchive, Dayton Daily News, Will Garbe (September 26, 2019)</ref> On November 19, 2019, Trump praised his questioning of witnesses in the impeachment inquiry in a tweet.<ref name="F">"President Trump applauds Rep. Mike Turner questioning in tweet" Template:Webarchive, Dayton Daily News, Laura A. Bischoff (November 20, 2019)</ref>
In February 2022, Turner promoted debunked lies about the pleadings John Durham filed as special prosecutor, claiming that they proved that Hillary Clinton "spied" on Trump's presidential campaign and on Trump's White House. Durham denied in open court that these allegations are a truthful interpretation of his pleadings, but Turner continued to publicly disseminate the allegations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following accusations that Donald Trump had kept classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after his presidency ended, Turner said on Fox News that he thought the matter was "more like a bookkeeping issue than it is a national security threat".<ref name="nyt-bw-aug-22">Template:Cite news</ref>
On March 18, 2024, Turner indicated that he did not believe Donald Trump had been calling for violence when he used the word "blood bath" in a speech. "The president's statements concerning 'blood bath' were about what would happen in the auto industry if actually the Chinese manufacturers who are coming into Mexico were permitted to import into the United States," Turner said.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On January 15, 2025, Turner was removed as chair of the House Intelligence Committee by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ahead of Donald Trump's second presidential term.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Turner said that Johnson cited "concerns from Mar-a-Lago" when removing him, while Johnson denied to reporters that the removal was a "President Trump decision".
Political positionsEdit
2020 electionEdit
Turner did not join the majority of Republican members of Congress who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Turner voted to certify both Arizona's and Pennsylvania's results in the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count.
ChinaEdit
In June 2020, Turner cosponsored the Holding China Accountable Act, which would restrict visas for Chinese nationals entering the United States to study, work, or attend business meetings in “science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a related field.”<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
LGBT rightsEdit
On July 19, 2022, Turner and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
SyriaEdit
In 2023, Turner voted against H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bosnia & HerzegovinaEdit
Sutorina dispute involvementEdit
On March 3, 2015, Montenegrin, Bosnian, and other Balkan-based news agencies reported that Turner had involved himself in the Sutorina dispute between Bosnia and Montenegro, sending a letter of warning to Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic in which he suggested that if Bosnia did not give up its territorial dispute over Sutorina the United States might suspend its aid to Bosnia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The dispute was later resolved peacefully, with Bosnia ultimately dismissing its claims.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025 Bosnian Constitutional Crisis and Republika Srpska–Dayton Accords DisputeEdit
In March 2025, Turner criticized Milorad Dodik, the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity, alleging that Dodik was undermining the Dayton Peace Accords and seeking support from Russian President Vladimir Putin to destabilize the Balkans. Turner emphasized the importance of U.S. and NATO involvement to promote peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Committee assignmentsEdit
- Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member (2022-2023); Chairman (2023-2025))
- Committee on Armed Services
Caucus membershipsEdit
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- Former Mayor's Caucus
- Historic Preservation Caucus
- Real Estate Caucus
- Urban Caucus
- Census Caucus
- Romanian Congressional Caucus
- Saving America's Cities Working Group, Founder and Chairman
- House Republican Policy Committee's Task Force on Urban Revitalization, Chairman
- Congressional Manufacturing Task Force
- Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition Revitalizing Older Cities Task Force, Co-Chairman
- Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Electoral historyEdit
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ControversiesEdit
Allegations of self-enrichmentEdit
In both 2008 and 2010, Turner was listed as one of the "most corrupt members of Congress" by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington for "enrichment of self, family, or friends" and "solicitation of gifts".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to analysis conducted by the Dayton Daily News in 2016,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> when Turner came to Congress in 2002, he reported between $153,026 and $695,000 worth of assets on his financial disclosure form. In 2016, he claimed between $2.8 million and $10.3 million. The paper credited his second marriage to an energy lobbyist as a contributing reason for the increase, since her assets as well as his were listed on his 2016 financial disclosure form. Their relationship raised red flags<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> when Turner was accused of authoring natural gas legislation that might benefit her employer at the time, Cheniere Energy.
Absence of local town hallsEdit
At multiple times during his tenure in Congress, Turner has faced protests from constituents for refusing to host public town hall events,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> presumably over fear that the events would draw strong backlash from constituents over Turner's repeated efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as Republicans in neighboring districts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and around the country<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> had experienced.
Personal lifeEdit
In 1987, Turner married Lori Turner, a health executive. They have two daughters. After 25 years of marriage, they announced their separation in 2012 and divorced in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Turner married Majida Mourad on December 19, 2015, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Dayton.<ref name="Congressman Turner married Saturday">Template:Cite news</ref> Representative Darrell Issa was a groomsman at the wedding. In May 2017, after less than two years of marriage, Turner filed for divorce, alleging that Mourad was "guilty of a fraudulent contract". As part of the acrimonious divorce, Turner's lawyers wrote to Issa "stating they would like to depose" him, but lawyers for both sides later released a statement that "Majida Mourad and Congressman Michael Turner have come to a resolution".<ref name="Politico">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="politico.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Congressman Michael Turner official U.S. House website
- Mike Turner for Congress
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- Advocacy group ratings from The Hill, 2010
- Profile at SourceWatch, archived from 2007
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