Chris Turner (Tennessee former school board member)

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Chris Turner

Prior offices

Bradley County Schools Board of Education District 1

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Education

High school

Bradley Central High School

Bachelor's

Tennessee Technological University

Graduate

Tennessee Technological University

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Business

Contact

Personal website

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2016
* 2.1.1 Results
* 2.1.2 Funding
* 2.1.3 Endorsements
* 2.2 2012
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Chris Turner was the District 1 representative on the Bradley County Board of Education in Tennessee. He was first elected to the board in August 2012 and served until September 8, 2016.[1]

Turner sought another term in the general election on August 4, 2016.[2] He lost the election.[3]

## Biography[edit]

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Turner is a product of the Bradley County school system. He graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1990. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. Turner also earned an M.B.A. from Tennessee Technological University.[4] He is an active member of the North Cleveland Baptist Church.[5] Turner and his wife have three children who attend school in the district.[6]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Bradley County Schools elections (2016)

Five of the seven seats on the Bradley County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[7][8] In his bid for re-election to the District 1 seat, incumbent Chris Turner was defeated by challenger Nancy Casson. The District 3 race featured a rematch between incumbent Nicholas Lillios and challenger Melvin "Teddy" Bryson. Lillios defeated Bryson by one vote in 2012 to win his first term on the board. In the 2016 race, Bryson won the seat by more than 500 votes, according to unofficial election night results. Incumbents Rodney Dillard and Amanda Lee ran unopposed and won the District 5 and 6 seats, respectively. In District 7, incumbent Charlie Rose was defeated by challenger Jerry Frazier.[2][9][10][3]

#### Results[edit]

Bradley County Schools,
District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Nancy Casson | 77.28% | 1,476
Chris Turner Incumbent | 22.57% | 431
Write-in votes | 0.16% | 3
Total Votes | 1,910
Source: Bradley County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 8, 2016

#### Funding[edit]

See also: Campaign finance in the Bradley County Schools election

Turner reported $3,195.00 in contributions and $3,091.93 in expenditures to the Bradley County Election Commission, which left his campaign with $103.07 on hand as of July 25, 2016.[11]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Turner received no official endorsements in the election.

### 2012[edit]

Bradley County School District,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Chris Turner | 48.6% | 1,282
| Nonpartisan  |  Laura Williams Mountain  | 26.3% | 693
| Nonpartisan  |  Ben F. Atchley, Jr.  | 25% | 659
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 4
Total Votes | 2,638
Source: Bradley County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report," accessed July 2, 2014

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* Bradley County Schools, Tennessee
* Bradley County Schools elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

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* Bradley County Schools
* Campaign website
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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Times Free Press, "1 vote separates Bradley County pair in school board race," August 3, 2012
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with the Bradley County Election Commission," April 12, 2016
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bradley County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report," accessed August 4, 2016
4. ↑ Chris Turner, "Product of Tennessee Public Education," accessed May 13, 2016
5. ↑ Turner4Schools - Chris Turner - School Board," About," accessed May 13, 2016
6. ↑ Chris Turner, "About Me," accessed May 13, 2016
7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 30, 2016
8. ↑ Bradley County Election Commission, "State Primary & County General August 4, 2016," accessed April 8, 2016
9. ↑ Timesfreepress.com, "Nicholas Lillios wins seat on Bradley County school board," August 7, 2012
10. ↑ Bradley County Schools, "Board Members," accessed March 30, 2016
11. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Phaedra Walker," July 29, 2016

2016 Bradley County Schools Elections

Bradley County, Tennessee
Election date:| August 4, 2016
Candidates:| District 1: • Incumbent, Chris Turner • Nancy Casson
District 3: • Incumbent, Nicholas Lillios • Melvin "Teddy" Bryson
District 5: • Incumbent, Rodney Dillard
District 6: • Incumbent, Amanda Lee
District 7: • Incumbent, Charlie Rose • Jerry Frazier
Important information:| What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines

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