Ballotpedia, Ebony Turner

Ebony is originally from Hope, Arkansas. She earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from The University of Texas School of Law. Ebony and her husband, Allan, have 3 children. She previously volunteered for the Women’s Advocacy Project and Kids Karevan.

Ebony currently manages her own law office, specializing in criminal law. She also serves as the president of the Historic West Mansfield Texas Community Development Corporation. Turner previously worked as a criminal defense lawyer in the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office and as an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College.

Ebony M. Turner previously ran for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6 but did not win. 

Believes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are "necessary to a productive society."

- Believes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are "necessary to a productive society."

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Supports "sensible gun laws" including stricter background and mental health checks, waiting periods, and age requirements.

Supports gun control, including background and mental health checks, waiting periods, and age requirements.

Supports decriminalizing marijuana possession and mental health issues.

Supports decriminalizing marijuana possession.

Supports implementing a 10-year automatic removal for low-level offenses.

Supports the automatic removal of low-level criminal offenses from individuals' records after 10 years.

- Supports gun control, including background and mental health checks, waiting periods, and age requirements.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana possession.
- Supports the automatic removal of low-level criminal offenses from individuals' records after 10 years.

Public Safety

Supports expanding Medicaid to provide healthcare access to more people.

Supports expanding Medicaid access and resources.

- Supports expanding Medicaid access and resources.
- Supports access to abortion.

Healthcare

Opposes vouchers, believing they divert public funds from schools and harm special needs children.

Opposes school vouchers; believes they have negative impacts on children with special needs.

Supports fully funding education, providing pay raises for teachers, and hiring more paraprofessionals.

Supports increasing education funding and teacher pay.

Supports "stiffer penalties for school districts that don't follow Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)."

Supports mandatory special education training for all teachers.

Believes parents should have the option to opt out of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) without "unnecessary bureaucracy."

Believes parents should be able to easily opt out of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).

- Opposes school vouchers; believes they have negative impacts on children with special needs.
- Supports increasing education funding and teacher pay.
- Supports "stiffer penalties for school districts that don't follow Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)."
- Supports mandatory special education training for all teachers.
- Believes parents should be able to easily opt out of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).

Education

As of September 7, 2024, Ebony M. Turner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ebony M. Turner

Ebony is from Hope, Arkansas. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law. Ebony and her husband, Allan, have 3 children. She previously volunteered for the Women’s Advocacy Project and Kids Karevan.

Ebony currently manages her own law firm, Law Office of Ebony M. Turner, which specializes in criminal law. She also serves as the president of the Historic West Mansfield Texas Community Development Corporation. Ebony previously worked as a criminal defense lawyer in the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office and as an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College.

Believes the previous administration damaged Arizona’s budget.

Believes Arizona's economy is suffering due to deep cuts in state programs, saying "the pain...will be felt by average Arizonans who may or may not have school-aged children."

Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the job and education market.

- Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the job and education market.

Opposes "show me your papers" policies, saying they are "essentially racial profiling and will cause distrust of law enforcement and likely lead to unnecessary detentions of U.S. citizens."

Supports making expunctions and non-disclosures easier.

Opposes Texas law giving police authority to arrest migrants for illegal entry, saying it would be a “nightmare” for the U.S. to have different immigration laws in each state.

Believes the Texas law on gun control is "flatly inconsistent" with Supreme Court precedent and supports blocking it indefinitely to ensure public safety.

Believes in addressing immigration issues at the federal level.

Believes the Texas abortion ban has led to "over 26,000 rape related pregnancies in Texas."

Believes the Republican Party, including Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, and Monica de la Cruz, supports a Texas with high rates of unreported rape, saying, "We know people who experience rape don’t always come forward, that we know that it’s even worse than the 26,000."

Opposes Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants for illegal entry.

Supports gun control, including stricter background and mental health checks, waiting periods, and age requirements.

Supports implementing a 10-year automatic removal for low-level criminal offenses.

- Supports gun control, including stricter background and mental health checks, waiting periods, and age requirements.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana possession.
- Supports implementing a 10-year automatic removal for low-level criminal offenses.

Believes state control over personal medical decisions leads to hopelessness.

Supports legislation that preserves access to healthcare, education, and essential resources.

Believes in the importance of transparency in medical records, saying, "I knew that I didn’t feel good, but I didn’t know until much later when I was reviewing my medical records, that the doctors, the nurses, the techs, they were all fearful that I wasn’t going to make it through the night."

Believes women's reproductive health is important.

Believes in ensuring access to quality healthcare for children, and supports fair Medicaid contracts for healthcare providers.

Believes Roe v. Wade was about the "Right to Privacy."

Believes excluding Cook Children's will harm essential healthcare services for vulnerable populations.

Believes access to healthcare is crucial, sharing a personal experience of losing half of his fertility and facing life-threatening conditions due to being denied care.

Supports comprehensive healthcare policies that address the needs of children with disabilities and chronic conditions.

Believes expanding Medicaid improves public health and questions why Texas has not done so yet.

Supports investigating healthcare providers who deny abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancies.

- Supports expanding Medicaid to provide healthcare access to more people.
- Supports access to abortion.

Believes the University of Texas at Austin is overreacting to Texas’ new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ban.

Supports mandatory information at all levels for college-bound students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans.

Plans to require all schools in the district to offer the same special education services.

Believes inadequate funding hampers access to essential resources for student success.

Plans to ensure children with special needs have adequate resources to succeed.

Opposes vouchers that divert public funds from public schools, believing it harms students with special needs.

Supports diversity and identity-specific programs at the University of Texas to ensure marginalized students are treated fairly and develop a sense of belonging.

Believes Texas public schools are neglected, saying "The Cavalry Isn’t Coming."

Believes voucher schools rarely enroll children with special academic needs and private schools can avoid enrolling special needs children, whereas public schools are obligated under federal law to do so.

Opposes school vouchers, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. Believes these especially impact children with special needs. 

Supports increasing funding for education, providing pay raises for teachers, and hiring more paraprofessionals.

- Opposes school vouchers, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. Believes these especially impact children with special needs. 
- Supports increasing funding for education, providing pay raises for teachers, and hiring more paraprofessionals.
- Supports "stiffer penalties for school districts that don't follow Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)."
- Supports mandatory special education training for all teachers.
- Believes parents should have the option to opt out of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) without "unnecessary bureaucracy."

Believes voting is "not political, it's P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L." and urges constituents to vote to address important issues.

As of September 12, 2024, Ebony M. Turner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ebony M. Turner is a 23-year practicing attorney. Her second job out of law school was at the Texas Legislative Council, where she drafted bills for the Members of the Texas Legislature.

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