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Aug 11, 2023 · Candidate for Memphis Mayor Van Turner joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss his administration's priorities if elected mayor, including his approach on dealing...
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Aug 10, 2023 · Van Turner, a former County Commissioner and former President of the Memphis branch of the NAACP, is running for Memphis Mayor in the City's 2023 general election. Turner believes his experience in county government makes him the ideal choice for running the city.
Sep 1, 2022 · If elected as mayor, he will focus on poverty as a root cause of Memphis' public safety issues, Turner said. He also wants to invest in infrastructure, he said, targeting how Memphis has...
Aug 28, 2023 · ELECTIONS. He helped take down Confederate statues in Memphis. Now, Van Turner wants to lead the city. Katherine Burgess. 0:00. 2:48. There’s a story Van Turner likes to tell on the campaign...
The life of the attorney and former Shelby County commissioner has taken him to Atlanta, Knoxville, D.C. and Japan. He returned to Memphis more than 20 years ago and found a path to elected office.
May 2, 2023 · I was elected in 2014 and re-elected unopposed in 2018 as Shelby County Commissioner. Furthermore, I currently serve as president of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP.
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Van Turner is heading into the final weeks of the Memphis mayoral race. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) When he returned to Memphis in 2002 after law school in Knoxville, Van Turner Jr. didn’t see much of a path to elected office.
