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Scott Turner
Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 4, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 2013 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byRaul Torres
Succeeded byJustin Holland
Personal details
Born
Eric Scott Turner

(1972-02-26) February 26, 1972 (age 52)
Richardson, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
American football career
No. 29, 21
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:J. J. Pearce (TX)
College:Illinois
NFL draft:1995 / round: 7 / pick: 226
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eric Scott Turner (born February 26, 1972) is an American businessman, motivational speaker, politician, and former professional football player, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council.[1] Turner formerly served as a Texas state representative for the 33rd District, which includes part of Collin County and all of Rockwall County. Before entering politics, Turner was an American football cornerback in the NFL for nine seasons.

Education and football career

Turner played football at Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. He then attended the University of Illinois, where he played as their starting cornerback and graduated from with a degree in speech communications. He declared for the NFL Draft in 1995 and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round. Between 1995 and 2004, Turner played for the Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.[2]

Political career

During NFL off-seasons, Turner worked as an intern for Congressman Duncan Hunter. After retiring from football, he accepted a full-time job in the congressman's office. In 2006, he ran for the vacated seat of California's 50th congressional district in the 2006 special election to replace Duke Cunningham. In the blanket primary election held April 11, 2006, Turner finished eighth out of 17 candidates.

After the loss, Turner moved back to Frisco, Texas, where he continued his motivational speaking. In April 2007, he took a job at Systemware, a content management software company, where he is currently director of business development. He also launched a custom men's suit clothing line.

In 2012, Turner announced his candidacy for the newly created 33rd District of the Texas House of Representatives. Turner defeated Jim Pruitt in the Republican primary and defeated Libertarian candidate Michael Carrasco in the November 6 general election.

He was sworn in on January 8, 2013. In 2013, he was named by GOPAC to their list of Emerging Leaders in the Republican party.[3]

Turner challenged Joe Straus for role of Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in January 2015, the first recorded Speaker vote since 1976.[4] Though backed by the Tea Party Caucus, Turner lost to Straus by 127 votes to 19.[5] Turner declined to run for re-election to the Texas Legislature.[6]

In 2019, President Trump appointed Turner as the director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, created by Executive Order 13853.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Trump Names Scott Turner as Head of Opportunity and Revitalization Council". www.novoco.com. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ "Trump Will Introduce Scott Turner As The Executive Director Of The White House Opportunity And Revitalization Council :: The Pavlovic Today". Trump Will Introduce Scott Turner As The Executive Director Of The White House Opportunity And Revitalization Council :: The Pavlovic Today. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ http://www.gopac.org/2013/04/gopac-announces-2013-emerging-leaders/
  4. ^ Batheja, Aman (November 25, 2014). "Last Contested Vote for Texas House Speaker Was in 1975". Texas Tribune. Austin, Texas. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "San Antonio Republican Joe Straus re-elected speaker with all El Paso votes". El Paso times. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Tribune, The Texas; Svitek, Patrick (2015-06-25). "Rep. Scott Turner Not Running for Re-election". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  7. ^ https://www.housingonline.com/2019/04/17/scott-turner-named-white-house-opportunity-and-revitalization-council-executive-director/
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