Cheryl Turpin
Cheryl Turpin | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 85th district | |
In office January 10, 2018 – January 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rocky Holcomb |
Succeeded by | Alex Askew |
Personal details | |
Born | Cheryl Baldwin Turpin 1963 (age 60–61) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Teacher |
Cheryl Baldwin Turpin (born 1963) is an American politician who served as the delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district representing a part of Virginia Beach from 2018 to 2020. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and career
[edit]Turpin was born at Womack Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1963 to George and Patricia Baldwin.[1] She grew up in a military family that eventually settled in Fairfax County, Virginia.[2] She has worked as a science teacher in Virginia Beach, most recently teaching at Frank W. Cox High School where she teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science.[3]
Political career
[edit]She won the general election to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district held on November 7, 2017, to succeed Rocky Holcomb, whom she had lost to in a special election earlier in the year.[4] In March 2019, Turpin declared her candidacy for the Senate of Virginia's 7th district after state senator Frank Wagner announced his retirement.[5] She won the June 11 primary with 58% of the vote.[6] In the November 2019 general election, Turpin lost to Republican Jen Kiggans by about a 1% margin.[7]
Electoral history
[edit]Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 85th district | ||||||
Jan 10, 2017[8] | Special | Rocky Holcomb | Republican | 3,301 | 52.8 | |
Cheryl Turpin | Democratic | 2,939 | 47.0 | |||
Write Ins | 7 | 0.01 | ||||
The seat was open because incumbent Scott Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Nov 2016; seat stayed Republican | ||||||
Nov 7, 2017[9] | General | Cheryl Turpin | Democratic | 11,848 | 50.73 | |
Rocky Holcomb | Republican | 11,454 | 49.06 | |||
Write Ins | 48 | 0.21 | ||||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democratic | ||||||
Virginia Senate, 7th district | ||||||
June 11, 2019[10] | Primary | Cheryl Turpin | Democratic | 3,268 | 58.78 | |
Susan B. Hippen | Democratic | 1,531 | 27.54 | |||
Kim E. Howard | Democratic | 761 | 13.69 | |||
Nov 5, 2019[7] | General | Jen Kiggans | Republican | 29,609 | 50.36 | |
Cheryl Turpin | Democratic | 29,098 | 49.49 | |||
Write Ins | 91 | 0.15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rear Adm. Lester Hubbell, military pay reformer, dies". Washington Post. June 20, 1995. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Belichis, Justin (December 13, 2016). "5 questions with Virginia Beach House District 85 candidates | Southside Daily". Southside Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Science teacher Cheryl Turpin served in VA State House of Delegates". chalkboardchampions.org. January 17, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ Hankerson, Mechelle (November 8, 2017). "Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Albiges, Marie (March 29, 2019). "Third Democrat enters race to replace retiring GOP state senator in Virginia Beach". Daily Press. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ Albiges, Marie (June 11, 2019). "Cheryl Turpin to face Jen Kiggans in Virginia Senate battle - Lynwood Lewis easily wins". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 November General - Member Senate of Virginia (007)". Virginia State Board of Elections. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2017 Virginia House of Delegates Special General Election District 85". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2017 Virginia House of Delegates General Election District 85". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » 2019 Virginia Senate Democratic Primary, District 7". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Women state legislators in Virginia
- Politicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 1963 births
- Politicians from Fairfax County, Virginia
- People from Fort Liberty, North Carolina
- Virginia Commonwealth University alumni
- Curry School of Education alumni
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 20th-century American educators
- 20th-century American women educators
- 21st-century American educators
- 21st-century American women educators
- Schoolteachers from North Carolina
- Schoolteachers from Virginia
- 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly