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Bob Turner (American politician)

Bob Turner
Bob Turner, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th district
In office
September 13, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by Anthony Weiner
Succeeded by Yvette Clarke
Personal details
Born (1941-05-02) May 2, 1941 (age 75)
New York City, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Peggy Turner (1963–present)
Children 5
Residence Rockaway Point, Queens, New York City
Education Bachelor of Arts in history
Alma mater St. John's University (New York)
Profession Media executive
Religion Roman Catholicism
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1962–1965
Rank E-5 - SPC5.PNG SPC5
Bob Turner
Chairman of the Queens County GOP
In office
Incumbent

Robert L. "Bob" Turner (born May 2, 1941) is an American businessman and politician who served as the United States Representative for New York's 9th congressional district, in the United States' 112th Congress (containing parts of Brooklyn and Queens), from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner was elected in September 2011 to complete the term of Democrat Anthony Weiner, who had resigned.

Turner had been a media executive known for his success in the television talk show segment of the industry. Six years after retiring from his business career, he entered politics to run against Weiner in the November 2010 election—losing, receiving 39 percent of the vote. Less than one year later, he defeated Democrat David Weprin 52–47 in the special election battle for Weiner's seat—becoming the first Republican to represent the area in more than 80 years. In 2012, after his district was eliminated in redistricting, Turner ran for the United States Senate, but was defeated in the primaries. Turner was named chairman of the Queens County chapter of the Republican Party in 2015.

Born in 1941, Turner grew up in the Woodhaven and Richmond Hill neighborhoods of Queens, the eldest of three sons. His father was a taxi driver, and machinist; his mother a homemaker. Turner has described his parents as "New Deal Democrats who began splitting their tickets in the post-Kennedy years." He attended St. Thomas The Apostle School in Woodhaven and Richmond Hill High School. He served in the Army at the rank of SP5, then graduated from St. John's University in Hillcrest with a B.A. in history, after working his way through college. As a college student, he took part in the conservative activist group Young Americans for Freedom.


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