Chris Turner

Chris Turner

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State Representative

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2
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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
101
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2013 - Present

State Representative Chris Turner has served Tarrant County in the Texas Legislature for six terms, representing parts of Arlington and Grand Prairie. As a state representative, Chris has worked to increase opportunity for all Texans. Chris created the Veterans Cash scratch-off ticket that has raised more than $150 million to aid Texas veterans. He also authored the constitutional amendment to create a 100% property tax exemption for surviving spouses of servicemembers killed in the line of duty. He played a pivotal role in the passage of payday lending ordinances in both Arlington and Grand Prairie and has authored laws that safeguard consumers from unexpected utility rate hikes and tenants from unscrupulous landlords. In 2019, Chris brokered the deal to end the stalemate on Texas' major school finance legislation by crafting a statewide teacher pay raise plan that was ultimately supported by both the House and Senate. As chair of the House Committee on Higher Education during the 86th Legislature, Chris was instrumental in passing several transformative higher education policies, including sponsoring SB 25, which improves the transferability of college credits among…

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Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
16 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

27/28 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 27 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Chris Turner holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
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  • Voted yes on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 5: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Co-sponsored: Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-08-15source
    Verified
  • Co-sponsored: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-08-15source
    Verified
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