Turner served in the U.S. Coast Guard for over five years doing border enforcement by land and sea, then moved into the Texas Air National Guard.
He's a cancer survivor treated at MD Anderson and calls himself a pro-life, pro-union 'Blue Dog Democrat' running to bring more local control back from Austin.
Turner’s take on Texas values
His campaign website's own tagline brands him a 'Pro-Union' Blue Dog Democrat who says he fights for working families and strong local economies, but the site gives no specific plan on the minimum wage, overtime pay, or big corporations versus small businesses, and no labor union endorsement could be confirmed.