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Frank Turner's Biography
Contact Information
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Full Name:
Frank S. Turner -
Gender:
Male -
Family:
Married; 4 Children -
Birth Date:
07/06/1947 -
Birth Place:
Mount Pleasant, NY -
Home City:
Columbia, MD
- JD, North Carolina Central University School of Law and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Law, 1973
- BA, Social Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham, 1968
- Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 13, 1994-2019
- Chair, Howard County Delegation, 2001-2004
- Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1996-present
- Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1995-present
- Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-present
- Member, Redistricting Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-present
- Former Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
- Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
- Chair, Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
- Member, Vice Chair's Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2013-2017
- Chair, Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2013
- Member, Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion, 2012
- Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2006
- Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002-2006
- Acting Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2006
- Vice Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002-2006
- Chair, Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-2006
- Member, Juvenile Justice Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005
- Member, Joint Committee on Investigation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-2004
- Member, Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-2004
- Member, State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004
- Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003
- Member, Study Panel, Funding Needs of Trauma Centers, 2001-2003
- Member, Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2002
- Member, Gaming [gambling] Law and Regulation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1998
- Member, Task Force on Youth Citizenship and Violence Prevention of Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-1996
- Member, Explosives Advisory Council, 1984-1989
- Member, Industrial Development Authority, Howard County, 1984
- Chair, Business Administration Department, Morgan State University
- Former Administrative Aide, Former North Carolina Governor Dan K. Moore
- Justice, 1995-1996
- Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, 1987-1993
- Judge, Howard County Orphans' Court, 1990
- Associate Professor, Business Law and Legal Environment, Morgan State University, 1974
- Member, American Business Law Association
- Deputy Campaign Manager, United States Senator Barbara Mikulski, 1986
Awards:
Recognition of high scholastic achievement, Sigma Beta Delta, 1994
Award, National Black Women's Consciousness-Raising Association, 1996
Adoption Visionary Award, Department of Human Resources, 1999
Achievement Award, Association of Retarded Citizens of Howard County, 2000
Citizen of the Year Award, Tau Pi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 2003
Distinguished Legislator Award, University of Maryland University College Alumni Association, 2000
Outstanding Conservationist, Audubon Society of Central Maryland, 2004
Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award, Association of Retarded Citizens of Maryland, 1996
Environmental Leadership Award, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 2000
Legislative Appreciation Award, Maryland Association of Community Services, 2002
Appreciation Award, Maryland Classified Employees Association, 2005
Educator of the Year, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1991
Conservationist of the Year Award, Audubon Society of Central Maryland, 2001
Senator James Clark, Jr. Award for distinguished public service, Howard County Democratic Central Committee, 2004
