Serving on the Armed Services Committee, Turner advocated for an expansion to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, providing testimony to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). The group was formed to work with the Bush administration to "foster economic development and redevelopment and streamline government services in America's cities to help them prosper and grow." ĭuring the 109th Congress, Turner served on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, in addition to his work on his two other committees, the House Armed Services and Government Reform Committees. Recognizing Turner's work on urban development, then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert appointed Turner chair of the Saving America's Cities working group. In January 2003, Turner was appointed to the Armed Services Committee, a position he has used to advocate for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in his district, and to the Government Reform Committee.ĭue to his urban background, focus on the economic redevelopment of cities, and service as Dayton's mayor, Turner is sometimes described as an "urban Republican". In 2009, he was named Ranking Member on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the United States House Committee on Armed Services. Turner is a member of the Armed Services and Government Reform committees. Turner with President Donald Trump in 2020 It has served as a forum for the Victoria Theatre's Broadway Series, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dayton Ballet, and a speaking location for visiting political leaders, such as former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. The Schuster Center is a performing arts center at the corner of Second and Main Streets. He facilitated discussions with key leaders from the project's conception to its completion. Turner was the mayor of Dayton during the planning and construction of the Schuster Center, which he supported for its contribution to reviving downtown. Upon taking office, Turner focused on attracting business to the city and on redeveloping vacant and underutilized real estate packages known as brownfields.ĭuring Turner's mayoralty, Dayton reached an agreement to construct a baseball stadium for a class A minor league team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. Before he took office, the city suffered a number of economic setbacks. Turner was elected mayor of Dayton, Ohio, in 1993, narrowly defeating incumbent Mayor Richard Clay Dixon. He also practiced law during the brief time between his service as mayor of Dayton and as a member of Congress. He practiced law with local firms and businesses in the Dayton area before entering politics.
from the University of Dayton in 1992, and a D.L.S from Georgetown University in 2022. Turner graduated from Belmont High School in 1978 and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the Ohio Northern University in 1982, a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University in 1985, an M.B.A. Turner was raised in East Dayton and has one sister.
His mother was a teacher in the Wayne School system in Huber Heights and his father worked as a member of IUE Local 801 for 42 years after serving in the military. Turner served as the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 2014 to 2016.Įarly life, education, and career Ī non-denominational Protestant Christian, Turner was born in 1960 in Dayton, Ohio, to Vivian and Ray Turner. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayton and consists of part of Clark County and all of Montgomery and Greene Counties. representative for Ohio's 10th congressional district since 2003. Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S.
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