Johnnie Turner's Biography
- State Senate (KY) - District 29, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (KY) - District 29
Contact Information
Office
702 Capital Avenue
Annex Room 215
Frankfort, KY 40601
Post Office Box 351
Harlan, KY 40831
Full Name:
Johnnie L. Turner
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Maritza; 3 Children: Yazmin, Susan, Johnnie Junior
Birth Date:
12/24/1947
Birth Place:
Bledsoe, KY
Home City:
Harlan, KY
Religion:
Baptist
JD, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1977
BS, Union College, 1974
Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 29, 2021-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 29, 2024
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 30, 2002, 2010
Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 1999-2003
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation
Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Member, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
Member, Joint Committee on Transportation
Member, Judiciary Committee
Vice Chair, Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
No caucus information on file.
Attorney at Law, Johnnie L. Turner Law Offices, 1978-present
Former Attorney, City of Cumberland
Employee, Compensatory Education, Incorporated
Attorney, School Board, Harlan County School District
Medic, United States Army, 1967-1969
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers
Instructor/Trainer, Carry Concealed Deadly Weapons, Department of Criminal Justice Training
Member, Harlan County Bar Association
Member, Harlan Revitalization
Member, Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member, Kentucky Bar Association
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member/Chair, RedBird Mission School Board
Member, Task Force on Post Secondary Education