Nina Turner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 until 2014.
Served as a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008.
National co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign.
President of the Sanders-affiliated group Our Revolution in 2017.
Tenured assistant professor of history at Cuyahoga Community College.
Holds a Master of Arts degree from Cleveland State University.

Biography

Nina Turner is an American politician and television personality from Cleveland, Ohio. She began her professional career in public service as an aide to then-state Senator Rhine McLin in 2001 and later worked for Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White, also lobbying for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

Turner served as a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008, becoming the first African American woman to hold the Ward One seat.