Christopher Turner (Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 member)
- This page is about Christopher "Chris" Turner, the Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 member. For the candidate who ran for Louisiana House of Representatives District 9, see Chris Turner (Louisiana House of Representatives District 9 candidate)
2019 - Present
2028
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Christopher Turner (Republican Party) (also known as Chris) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Turner (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 12 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Christopher Turner, as of March 2020, lived in Ruston, Louisiana. He graduated from Oak Grove High School. Turner attended Louisiana Tech University. His career experience includes working as the owner of the Medicine Shoppe and in business development/community relations with the First National Bank.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee, Vice Chairman
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Technology and Cybersecurity Committee
2021-2022
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee, Vice chair
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2019-2020
Turner was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Commerce Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Christopher Turner (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Turner in this election.
2019
Regular election
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Christopher Turner won election outright in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 on October 12, 2019.
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| ✔ | Christopher Turner (R) | |
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Special election
See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 12
Christopher Turner won election outright against Jake Halley in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 on February 23, 2019.
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| ✔ | Christopher Turner (R) | 69.9 | 3,561 | |
 | Jake Halley (R) | 30.1 | 1,537 | |
| Total votes: 5,098 | ||||
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Note: The general election was canceled after Christopher Turner (R) won the position outright by receiving more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christopher Turner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Christopher Turner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 12 2019-Present |
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