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Michael R. Turner

Michael R. Turner

RepublicanU.S. Representative, OH-10
Age66 (b. 1960-01-11)
GenderMale
In office since2003-01-07 (~23 yrs)
Race / ethnicityWhite
ReligionProtestant (non-denominational)
EducationBA in Political Science, Ohio Northern University (1982); JD, Case Western Reserve University (1985); MBA, University of Dayton (1992); Doctor of Liberal Studies, Georgetown University (2022)
Prior occupationAttorney (private and corporate law practice in the Dayton area, ~13-17 years); Mayor of Dayton
Military serviceNo
BirthplaceDayton, Ohio
Marital statusDivorced — Majida Mourad (m. 2015, div. 2018); previously Lori Turner (m. 1987, div. 2013)
Children2
ResidenceDayton, Ohio

Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected2002
Previous officesMayor of Dayton, Ohio (1994-2002) · U.S. Representative for Ohio's 3rd Congressional District (2003-2013) · Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (2023-January 2025) · Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (2022-2023) · President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2014-2016)
CommitteesHouse Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
CaucusesRepublican Governance Group · Republican Main Street Partnership · Republican Study Committee · Congressional Taiwan Caucus · House Baltic Caucus · Historic Preservation Caucus
LeadershipChair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (2023-2025) · Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (2022-2023) · President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2014-2016)
IdeologyGenerally a defense-focused, establishment/governance-wing Republican; member of the Republican Governance Group (moderate wing). Heritage Action scorecard: 74% for the 117th Congress.
Signature legislationAdvocacy and appropriations for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the F-35 fighter program · Missile defense and nuclear modernization legislation via the House Armed Services Committee · Brownfields and urban economic development / historic preservation initiatives

Financial

Net worth: disclosed $2,800,000–$10,300,000 (2016) · estimate

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) - held in spouse's brokerage account, sold March 2017stock · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2017

Scandals & crimes ledger

No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.