Brian Turner (politician)

Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district (including constituents in western Buncombe County) from 2015 to 2023. On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022. Following redistricting, Turner announced he would be seeking election to the newly drawn 116th district, where he will face no competition.

Education and professional career
Turner earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1996 and a Master of Business Administration from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in 2010.

Before his election to public office, Turner worked as a television producer at MTV, as an executive at his family's manufacturing company, and as vice chancellor at University of North Carolina at Asheville. He currently works as a commercial real estate agent.

Political career
In his first run for elected office in 2014, Turner defeated incumbent representative Tim Moffitt in a hotly contested race. He has been re-elected a total of 3 times, most recently in 2020.

On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he would not seek re-election.

In March of 2023, Audubon North Carolina announced Turner would be joining as policy director.

In late 2023, following redistricting, Turner announced he would run for the newly drawn 116th district.

2021-2022 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
 * Wildlife Resources (Vice Chair)
 * Alcoholic Beverage Control
 * Education - Community Colleges
 * Environment
 * Marine Resources and Aqua Culture
 * UNC BOG Nominations

2019-2020 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
 * Wildlife Resources
 * Alcoholic Beverage Control
 * Education - Community Colleges
 * Environment

2017-2018 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Information Technology
 * Wildlife Resources
 * Education - Community Colleges
 * Education - Universities
 * Judiciary III

2015-2016 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
 * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs