James F. Turner, Jr.

James F. Turner, Jr. (b. May 14, 1980 in Pensacola, Florida) is an attorney with the Guardian ad Litem Program, an agency which represents the best interests of abused, abandoned, or neglected children in Florida's court system.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where he was a member of the Sigma Iota Epsilon business fraternity. He later went on to study law on a full scholarship at the Florida State University College of Law where he earned his juris doctor degree in 2004.

James is active in both local and state politics. He was recently elected as state committeeman for the Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee (Escambia DEC) for 2008-2012. As a state committeeman, James sits on the State Executive Committee of the Florida Democratic Party. At the state party's organizational meeting on December 20, 2008, he was elected as Chairman of the First Congressional District Committee of the Florida Democratic Party. In that role, he will sit on the Central Committee, the governing body of the state democratic party.