Bob Turner
Bob Turner is the Congressman from New York's 9th congressional district. He defeated Democrat David Weprin, a New York assemblyman, in a special election on September 13, 2011, succeeding Anthony Weiner, who had resigned in June. Turner was sworn into office on September 15, 2011. He did not seek re-election and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for US Senate from New York.
Biography
Turner was born in Queens. He has 5 children with his wife, Peggy, to whom he has been married since 1965.
2011 special election
The seat was last represented by a Republican in 1923,[1] often being held by liberal Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Geraldine Ferraro.
The district lies in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, a diverse area that normally votes heavily democratic. Many see Turner's election as a rebuke of President Barack Obama's agenda.[2]
Turner is a retired media executive, who first ran for the seat in 2010, gaining 41% of the vote in that race.[3] He has drawn inspiration from the Tea Party movement and has been called "Tea Party Turner" by Democrats.[4]
He announced his 2011 Special Election campaign in Forest Hills on July 11, 2011.[5] He gained early momentum, when former New York City Mayor Ed Koch endorsed him on July 25, 2011.[6] In August, polls showed he was six points behind.[7] Strong efforts by the Turner campaign, crucial endorsements from Jewish Leaders wanting to send Obama a message on his poor handling of relations with Israel[8] and gaffes[9] by an opponent who lived outside the district,[10] allowed Turner to gain momentum and by the weekend before the election, polls showed him in the lead.[11]
Bob Turner won in an 8-point landslide, surprising even what the polls predicted.
References
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903927204576570330619243552.html
- ↑ http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/09/in-shocker-turner-defeats-weprin/
- ↑ http://www.politicsdaily.com/tag/Anthony+Weiner/
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0911/Majority_PAC_hits_Tea_Party_Turner_.html
- ↑ http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/07/its-official-gop-picks-turner-for-ny-9/
- ↑ http://brooklyngopradio.blogspot.com/2011/07/mayor-ed-koch-endorses-bob-turner-for.html
- ↑ http://foresthills.patch.com/articles/weprin-leads-turner-by-six-points-in-sienna-college-poll
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/09/race-for-weiners-old-seat-could-turn-on-jewish-votes-for-catholic-republican/
- ↑ http://www.nygop.org/page/ny-gop-chairman-cox-david-weprins-10-trillion-memory-deficit-breathtaking-
- ↑ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/david-weprin-chosen-by-democrats-to-run-for-weiners-seat/
- ↑ http://www.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/Parents_and_Community/Community_Page/SRI/SNY_Poll/9th%20CD%202011%20Special%20Poll%20Release%202%20--%20FINAL.pdf
