Tom is from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo College. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Kalamazoo College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife, Jinsun, in Sterling Heights. He attends church.

Tom is from Detroit, Michigan. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Kalamazoo College and a law degree from the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife, Jinsun, in Sterling Heights. 

Tom is an Army Reserve judge advocate. He works in the U.S. Army Reserves, where he has been since 2019. He previously worked for the state's oldest law firm, helping Michigan businesses secure financing to build and grow and handling pro-bono cases for refugees in immigrant detention. He also served six years on active duty in the U.S. Army as a judge advocate, advising military commanders on the rule of law, assisting Soldiers with personal legal challenges, prosecuting cases, and deploying to South Korea, Kentucky, Washington, and Egypt.

Tom is a judge advocate. He works in the U.S. Army Reserves. He previously worked for the state's oldest law firm

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Supports easing taxes on seniors and working families, lowering utility costs, and ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money while advocating for fair taxation of corporations and the wealthy.

Supports easing taxes on seniors and working families.

Fights against companies shipping jobs overseas and aims to invest in job growth in Michigan.

Supports ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money while advocating for fair taxation of corporations and the wealthy.

- Supports easing taxes on seniors and working families.
- Fights against companies shipping jobs overseas and aims to invest in job growth in Michigan.
- Supports lowering utility costs.
- Supports ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money while advocating for fair taxation of corporations and the wealthy.

Economy

Supports a comprehensive approach to public safety, including increasing revenue sharing for hiring police and firefighters, incentivizing mental health professional hires in police departments, and expanding community policing programs.

- Supports a comprehensive approach to public safety, including increasing revenue sharing for hiring police and firefighters, incentivizing mental health professional hires in police departments, and expanding community policing programs.

Public Safety

As of May 1, 2026, Tom Turner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports ensuring Michigan teachers and students are treated well and have opportunities to thrive from pre-K through trade school or college.

Supports ensuring that every Michigan family can access and afford high-quality childcare.

- Supports ensuring Michigan teachers and students are treated well and have opportunities to thrive from pre-K through trade school or college.
- Supports ensuring that every Michigan family can access and afford high-quality childcare.

Education

Supports protecting the environment and natural resources in Michigan, ensuring access to lakes and parks for residents.

- Supports protecting the environment and natural resources in Michigan, ensuring access to lakes and parks for residents.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

Voting & Elections

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Tom Turner

Tom is a judge advocate (Army lawyer) in the U.S. Army Reserves. He joined the Army as a judge advocate in 2019 and continues to serve in the Reserves. He previously worked at the state’s oldest law firm in Michigan, where he helped businesses obtain financing to build and grow and handled pro bono cases for refugees in immigration detention.

Tom Turner's campaign for the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 57 is his first run for public office.

Tom Turner - Ballotpedia

Supports lowering taxes for seniors and working families.

Supports job creation in Michigan and opposes companies relocating jobs overseas.

Supports increasing revenue sharing to hire more police and firefighters, incentivizing local police to hire more mental health professionals, and expanding community policing programs.

Supports making healthcare "cheaper, more accessible, and better."

Supports providing opportunities for students from pre-K through trade school or college.

Supports protecting Michigan's environment and natural resources, and ensuring all residents have access to the state's lakes and parks.

Tom Turner is from Detroit, Michigan. He has a bachelor 27s degree in economics and history from Kalamazoo College and a law degree from the University of Michigan. He and his wife, Jinsun, live in Sterling Heights. He is a Presbyterian.

Tom is a lawyer and a member of the Army Reserves. He previously served as an active-duty Army lawyer for six years. After law school, he worked for Michigan's oldest law firm. 

Tom previously ran for Michigan House of Representatives District 57 in 2026.

Supports increasing revenue sharing so communities can hire the police and firefighters they need, incentivizing local police departments to hire more mental health professionals, and expanding community policing programs.

Supports ensuring Michigan teachers and students are treated well and given every opportunity to thrive from pre-K through trade school or college.

Supports affordable childcare for Michigan families.

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