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Carl Turner

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Carl Turner
Kansas House of Representatives District 28
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
5
Predecessor:Kellie Warren (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$43,000/year
Per diem
$178/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Raytown High School
Bachelor's
University of Central Missouri, 1981
Graduate
Rockhurst College, 1995
Personal
Profession
Manager
Contact

Carl Turner (Republican Party) is a member of theKansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 28. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Turner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theKansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 28. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Turner completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2024.Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Carl Turner lives in Leawood, Kansas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Missouri in 1981 and a graduate degree from Rockhurst College in 1995.[1]Turner's career experience includes working as a financial, process improvement, and project management professional. He has volunteered with the Rotary Club and the Heartland Honor Flight.[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Turner was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Turner was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Turner was assigned to the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentCarl Turner defeatedAce Allen in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Turner
Carl Turner (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.6
 
6,604
Image of Ace Allen
Ace Allen (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.4
 
6,449

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Total votes: 13,053
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

Ace Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ace Allen
Ace Allen Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,076

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Total votes: 1,076
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentCarl Turner advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Turner
Carl Turner Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,540

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Total votes: 1,540
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Turner in this election.

Pledges

Turner signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentCarl Turner defeatedAce Allen in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Turner
Carl Turner (R)
 
50.3
 
5,151
Image of Ace Allen
Ace Allen (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.7
 
5,091

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Total votes: 10,242
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

Ace Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ace Allen
Ace Allen Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,983

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Total votes: 2,983
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentCarl Turner advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Carl Turner
 
100.0
 
4,408

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Total votes: 4,408
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2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

Carl Turner defeatedSally Jercha in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Turner
Carl Turner (R)
 
53.2
 
7,638
Image of Sally Jercha
Sally Jercha (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.8
 
6,732

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Total votes: 14,370
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

Sally Jercha advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sally Jercha
Sally Jercha Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,899

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Total votes: 1,899
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28

Carl Turner defeatedFred Lehman in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 28 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carl Turner
Carl Turner
 
62.6
 
2,638
Fred Lehman
 
37.4
 
1,574

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Total votes: 4,212
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Carl Turner completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turner's responses.

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My wife and I have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren that are 5 years old and younger. My family is my joy, my support and my motivation. I have been a Leawood resident for 34 years. We love living here and I care deeply about our community so in addition to being state representative, I have served as president of my HOA for 5 years and volunteer with civic and charitable groups.

I graduated from Raytown High School and earned a degree in Accounting at the University of Central Missouri. I then started my career and took night classes to earn my MBA in Finance at Rockhurst College. Then later in my career, I got my certification as a Project Management professional (PMP). My background of building teams and solving problems fits well with the role of State Representative.

I enjoy helping people and have worked with hundreds in the district as they visit the capitol to sit and discuss ideas or need help navigating state agencies to get results.
  • Defend and improve our quality of life here in the district. By that I mean thriving businesses, safe streets and strong neighborhoods. People enjoy the great quality of life we have here and they don’t want what they see happening in Kansas City, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and other progressive cities/states coming here.
  • Promote Quality Education – give every Kansas kid the best opportunity to get the best education possible. Toward that, last session we passed a bill called Blueprint for Literacy to address the fact that 40% of Kansas kids can’t read at grade level. Our kids are our future and we cannot fail them.
  • Lower the cost of living through lower taxes, affordable and reliable energy and affordable health care.
Taxation, education, health care, public safety, energy
Integrity, honesty, open and fair-minded critical thinking, building productive relationships, effective communications
Constituent services, communication, developing legislation and having the ability to get it passed through committee and both chambers, reading bills and testimony to be prepared for committee meetings and floor debate
Mowing lawns and then working in a gas station through high school
The Ogallala aquifer (ground water) in western and central Kansas needs attention, ensuring a reliable and affordable supply of energy, controlling the growth and cost of government.
All legislators bring work and personal experience and points of view to the process. All are beneficial.
Yes, not only beneficial but required to be an effective and successful legislator
Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Farm Bureau, KC BizPAC (Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce), NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses - the small business community)
Energy Utilities and Telecommunications (where I serve as Vice Chair), Tax, Health, Legislative Modernization (where we look at improving internal processes)

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2022

Carl Turner did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Carl Turner did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Carl Turner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Kansas House of Representatives District 28Won general$77,505 $0
2022Kansas House of Representatives District 28Won general$60,660 $0
2020Kansas House of Representatives District 28Won general$23,519 N/A**
Grand total$161,684 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show].   

In 2024, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2023

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show].   

In 2023, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].   

In 2022, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].   

In 2021, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.








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    1. ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
    2. ↑Carl Turner for State Representative, "Meet Carl," accessed January 12, 2021

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Kellie Warren (R)    		Kansas House of Representatives District 28
    2021-Present    		Succeeded by
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