Frank S. Turner is an American politician who represents District 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

 and is a past chairman of the Howard County

Howard County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

 Delegation.

Background

Born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, July 6, 1947. North Carolina College at Durham

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels....

, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 (social science), 1968; University of North Carolina School of Law

University of North Carolina School of Law

The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, Carolina Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation and is the oldest law school in North Carolina. It is consistently ranked in the top-tier...

; North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D.

Juris Doctor

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, 1973. Assistant Professor (business law & legal environment), Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, Morgan State University

Morgan State University

Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...

 

In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2007- (chair, finance subcommittee, 2007-).

Legislative notes

• voted for legalized gambling in Maryland (HB359)
• voted to increase taxes in 2007(HB2)
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)

General election results, 2006

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 13th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Guy Guzzone Guy Guzzone Guy Guzzone is an American politician who represents district 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates and is chairman of the Howard County House Delegation and former chairman of the Howard County Council.-Background:... , Democratic	26,891	22.3%	Won
Shane E. Pendergrass Shane E. Pendergrass Shane Pendergrass is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is serving in her 4th term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 13 in Howard County... , Democratic	26,633	22.1%	Won
Frank S. Turner, Democratic	24,437	20.3%	Won
Mary Beth Tung, Republican	15,216	12.6%	Lost
Rick Bowers , Republican	13,665	11.4%	Lost
Loretta Gaffney, Republican	13,466	11.2%	Lost
other write-ins	84	0.1%	Lost