Clarence Ross Turner III
(born May 15, 1964) is an
American
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politician and insurance businessman. He is a member of the
South Carolina Senate
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from the 8th District (
Greenville), serving since 2012. Turner is a member of the
Republican party.
S.C. Senate
Turner was first elected to represent South Carolina's 8th Senate district in 2012, when he defeated
David L. Thomas in the Republican primary.
Turner was a member of the following state senate committees in the 2021–2022 legislative session:
As of May 2020, Turner was part of a new Reopen South Carolina select committee, which worked on policy for the post-COVID reopening of the state's economy.
Endorsements
In June 2023, Turner endorsed
Tim Scott
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in the
2024 United States presidential election
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.
Personal life
Turner is the son of Clarence Ross Jr. (1931–2013) and Anne Summers Turner, and was born in
Greenville, South Carolina
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. He is a
Methodist
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. After earning a
B.S. degree in
Financial Management from
Clemson University
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in 1986,
he married wife Julie on January 20, 1990. They have three children. Turner became a
Certified Insurance Counselor in 1994. He currently heads his family's insurance business, The Turner Agency, Inc.
Electoral history
Notes
References
External links
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Living people
1964 births
Clemson University alumni
Republican Party South Carolina state senators
Politicians from Greenville, South Carolina
Methodists from South Carolina
21st-century Methodists
Businesspeople from South Carolina
Insurance agents
21st-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly
21st-century American businesspeople