What is Nina Turner?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Nina Turner |image = Nina Turner in 2016.jpg |state_senate = Ohio |district = 25th |term_start = September 15, 2008 |term_end = December 31, 2014 |predecessor = [[Lance Mason]] |successor = [[Kenny Yuko]] |birth_name = Nina Hudson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|7}} |birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Jeffery Turner |children = 1 son |education = [[Cleveland State University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])}} }} '''Nina Turner''' (born December 7, [[1967]]) is an American [[progressivism|progressive]] politician. Turner, a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], served as a member of the [[Ohio Senate|Ohio State Senate]] from [[2008]] to [[2014]], and was elected to be the chamber’s Minority Whip in the 129th General Assembly. ==Works== Turner has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. She endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] for the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|Democratic presidential nomination in 2016]]<ref name=clinton>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/nina-turner-endorses-bernie-sanders-215809|title=Ohio's Nina Turner jumps from Clinton to Sanders|website=POLITICO|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> and became an active supporter for him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/ohio-democrat-nina-turner-is-trying-to-convince-black-voters|title=Ohio Democrat Nina Turner Is Trying To Convince Black Voters To Take A Chance On Sanders|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> Turner is President of the Sanders-affiliated group [[Our Revolution]] in 2017, taking over from former Sanders campaign manager [[Jeff Weaver (political staffer)|Jeff Weaver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/06/29/nina-turner-a-democratic-party-critic-takes-reins-of-sanders-founded-gro