Nina Hudson Turner is an American politician and television personality.
34 Facts About Nina Turner
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Nina Turner's politics have been variously described as progressive, left-wing, or far-left.
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Nina Turner supported Bernie Sanders in his 2016 presidential campaign, and became president of the Sanders-affiliated group Our Revolution in 2017.
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Nina Turner served as a national co-chair of Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign.
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Nina Turner was born Nina Hudson, to parents, Faye and Taalib, the first of seven children.
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Nina Turner's mother worked as a preacher and as a nurse's aide in a senior home, struggled with high blood pressure all her life and died in 1992 at the age of 42.
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Nina Turner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Master of Arts degree from Cleveland State University.
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Nina Turner has an Associate in Arts degree from Cuyahoga Community College where she is a tenured assistant professor of history.
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Nina Turner began her professional career as an aide in 2001 to then-state Senator Rhine McLin.
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Nina Turner later lobbied for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District at the state and federal levels.
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Nina Turner made a run for Cleveland City Council in 2001, but was defeated by the incumbent, Joe Jones.
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Nina Turner served on Cleveland City Council from 2006 to 2008.
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Nina Turner was unanimously selected by the Ohio Senate Democratic caucus to serve the remainder of Mason's four-year Senate term.
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Nina Turner resigned her City Council seat to accept the appointment on September 15,2008.
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Nina Turner won a full term in 2010, running unopposed in the general election.
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Nina Turner was elected as Minority Whip halfway through the 129th General Assembly.
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Nina Turner was Minority Whip in the following General Assembly.
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Nina Turner considered running against incumbent Marcia Fudge in the 2012 Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th congressional district but declined, opting to stay in the State Senate.
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Nina Turner said the proposed statute would be parallel to recent legislation written by male legislators restricting women's reproductive health and that she was equally concerned about men's reproductive health.
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Nina Turner has been a member of the faculty at her alma mater Cuyahoga Community College since 1998.
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Nina Turner was an assistant professor of history there, where she taught African-American history, African-American women's history, American history, and women's studies.
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In December 2016, Nina Turner served as a member of the DNC Unity Reform Commission in Washington DC to address concerns that arose regarding the presidential nominating process, particularly regarding the roles of caucuses, superdelegates, and corporate donations.
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In 2016, Nina Turner became the president and public face of Our Revolution, a progressive political action organization that grew out of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.
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On February 21,2019, Nina Turner was named a national co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.
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Nina Turner appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet the Press, Politics Nation, State of the Union, and other programs in support of Sanders.
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In September 2020, in partnership with Mercury Public Affairs, Nina Turner launched the progressive public affairs firm Amare Public Affairs.
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On July 1,2013, Nina Turner declared her candidacy for Ohio Secretary of State, challenging Republican Jon Husted.
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In September 2021, Nina Turner filed paperwork with the FEC to run for Congress in the same district in 2022.
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On January 26,2022, Nina Turner announced her intention to run against Brown for a second time.
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Nina Turner was not re-endorsed by prominent members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus who endorsed her last year.
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Nina Turner's politics have been described in the media as progressive, left-wing, or far-left.
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In 2018, Nina Turner portrayed a fictitious version of herself in the pilot episode of the television series Black Lightning, praising actor Cress Williams' character Jefferson Pierce.
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On September 14,2021, Nina Turner was hired by The Young Turks as a contributor and co-anchor.
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Nina Turner is a Christian and has publicly stated how her faith forms a basis for her political convictions.