Caren Turner Explained

Caren Turner
Nationality:American
Education:
Occupation:CEO of Turner Government & Public Affairs
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Henry Fishman (1984 unknown)[1]
Children:2[2]

Caren Zeldie Turner (born 1957) is an American lawyer and lobbyist. She formerly served as commissioner for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[3] Her involvement in a 2017 traffic stop in Tenafly, New Jersey went viral on YouTube.

Early life and education

Originally from New Jersey, Caren Turner was born in 1957 to Bernard and Joyce Turner. Her father was an attorney who served on the Board of Education in Cresskill, New Jersey, and her mother was an editor at Prentice Hall.[4] [5]

Turner received a bachelor's degree cum laude from Brandeis University where she majored in both political science and Spanish and ajuris doctor from Georgetown Law, where she served as an editor of the school's Law and Policy in International Business law journal. She also received an executive MBA from Rutgers University.

Career

Turner is a political consultant and the founder and CEO of Turner Government & Public Affairs, a government affairs firm.[6] [7] As a political consultant she has worked for companies that manufacture parts for Lockheed Martin fighter jets.[8] [9] She was an attorney with Potomac Law Group[10] [11] and a former adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.[12]

Media

Turner has been featured on Fox Business as a correspondent on Washington lobbying,[6] [13] and wrote articles for The Huffington Post.[14] She has appeared on television channels such as Fox Business Network as a government lobbying expert.[15]

Political activism

Turner served on the finance committees for Jon Corzine and Hillary Clinton.[16] She was a co-chair of the Financial Committee for Ready for Hillary, a super political action committee created to draft Clinton for the 2016 United States Presidential Election.[17] [18]

Port Authority board of commissioners

In March 2017, Turner began a six-year unpaid term on the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,[19] after New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg recommended her, Governor Chris Christie nominated her, and the New Jersey State Senate approved.[20]

Turner resigned from the port commission and was fined $1500 by the Ethics Commission[21] [22] [23] following criticism of her conduct at a 2018 traffic stop conducted by police in Tenafly, New Jersey.[24] Police had stopped a vehicle that contained Turner's adult daughter, who had been traveling with friends.[25] After police discovered the vehicle's registration was two years out of date and the driver did not have an insurance card, they moved to impound it.[25] Turner arrived soon after to pick up her daughter and the other occupants of the impounded car and repeatedly demanded to know the reason for the traffic stop, telling the officers that she was a "friend of the mayor", demanding they address her by the title "commissioner", stating that they ruined the holiday of "Ph.D. students from MIT and Yale", and ordering one of the police officers to "shut the fuck up".[25] [26]

New Jersey police released videotape of the interaction which quickly went viral on YouTube. The incident was nationally reported by CBS News, CNBC, and The New York Times, among others.[27] [28] [25] Some came to Turner's defense, including lawyer Donald Scarinci, who questioned the swift condemnation of Turner.[29] Turner asserted her actions did not constitute a violation of the port's code of ethics, however, issued an apology.[30] [31]

Personal life

Turner has one sibling, a brother. She is divorced from Henry Fishman, a physician and host of the Associated Press Radio Network program Health and Medicine. She previously served on the Georgetown Law Alumni Board.[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: August Wedding for Miss Turner. The New York Times. January 29, 1984.
  2. Web site: Bernard Turner Obituary - Hackensack, NJ.
  3. Web site: Port Authority cites 'profoundly disturbing' conduct in resignation of commissioner. NorthJersey.com. Ted Sherman. April 23, 2018. April 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Bernard Turner Obituary - Hackensack, NJ. Dignity Memorial. en. September 16, 2019.
  5. Web site: Hillraiser Turner considers the McCain option. Max Pizarro. PolitickerNJ. July 17, 2008. September 10, 2013.
  6. Web site: The State of Government Lobbying. Fox Business. May 7, 2011. September 10, 2013.
  7. News: A comedown for America's defense lobby. Andrea Shalal-Esa. Reuters. September 19, 2012. September 10, 2013. October 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016064833/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/19/us-usa-defense-budget-congress-idUSBRE88I08020120919. live.
  8. News: A comedown for America's defense lobby. Reuters. September 19, 2012.
  9. News: A comedown for America's defense lobby. Reuters. September 19, 2012.
  10. Web site: Caren Z. Turner – Potomac Law Group . Potomac Law Group . February 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203021839/http://www.potomaclaw.com/attorney-profiles/caren-z-turner/ . February 3, 2015 . dead .
  11. Web site: FindLaw – Caren Z. Turner . FindLaw . July 8, 2014.
  12. Web site: Prof. Caren Turner. George Washington University. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517060533/https://gspm.gwu.edu/caren-turner. May 17, 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: Hewson's long Lockheed journey ends at the top. Andrea Shalal-Esa. November 10, 2012. Fox Business. September 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203085733/http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/10/hewson-long-lockheed-journey-ends-at-top/. February 3, 2015. dead.
  14. News: UPDATES FROM Caren Z. Turner . The Huffington Post . July 14, 2014 . The Huffington Post.
  15. Web site: The State of Government Lobbying.
  16. Web site: Friedman. Matt. Christie nominates retiring senator, CEO of public affairs firm to Port Authority board. Politico. June 15, 2017. February 27, 2017.
  17. Web site: Ready for Hillary PAC Reports Seven-Figure Cash Haul. Klein. Rick. ABC News. July 30, 2013. January 13, 2014.
  18. News: Major Democratic donors join pro-Hillary super PAC. Catalina Camia. USA Today. May 28, 2013. September 10, 2013.
  19. Web site: Matt Arco. March 13, 2017. Christie Nominates Longtime Loyalist to Port Authority Board. April 11, 2017. NJ.com.
  20. Web site: Pushing to Keep Trump Budget Cuts From Derailing NJ Mass-Transit Projects. NJ Spotlight. John Reitmeyer. March 23, 2017. April 11, 2017.
  21. News: Friedman . Matt . Former Port Authority commissioner fined $1,500 over profanity-laced rant . November 14, 2018 . . October 26, 2018.
  22. News: New video of Caren Turner at Tenafly police station surfaces. This time she didn't drop names. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427170113/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/another_video_of_caren_turner_this_time_at_police.html. April 27, 2018. Ted Sherman. April 27, 2018. The Star-Ledger. May 3, 2018. The matter was also referred to the state Ethics Commission.. live.
  23. https://www.nj.gov/ethics/docs/final/consent_order_turner_029-18.pdf Consent order
  24. News: Sherman . Ted . Port Authority slams Caren Turner over ethics, after sorry-not sorry apology . October 29, 2018 . . April 26, 2018.
  25. News: Port Authority Censures Former Commissioner Who Berated Police. The New York Times. April 26, 2018 . October 15, 2018. April 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427035150/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/nyregion/port-authority-censure-turner.html. live . McGeehan . Patrick .
  26. News: Friedman . Matt . Port Authority ethics official cursed cop, demanded he call her 'Commissioner' . April 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180425015052/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/04/24/port-authority-ethics-official-cursed-cop-demanded-he-call-her-commissioner-381467 . October 29, 2018 . . April 24, 2018 . live .
  27. News: Mangan . Dan . Hillary Clinton fundraiser and lobbyist Caren Turner quits Port Authority ethics post after video of her cursing out local cops goes viral . October 29, 2018 . . April 25, 2018.
  28. News: Video shows Port Authority official who abruptly resigned cursing at officers . October 29, 2018 . . April 25, 2018.
  29. Web site: Is the Rush to Judge Ex-Port Authority Commissioner Caren Turner Unfair? . observer.com . May 3, 2018 .
  30. News: Levine . Cecilia . Tenafly's Caren Turner Breaks Silence, Denies Violating Agency Ethics Code . October 29, 2018 . Englewood Daily Voice . April 25, 2018.
  31. News: Maag . Christopher . 'That was this year?!' A look back at all the things you forgot happened in 2018 . January 13, 2019 . . December 27, 2018.
  32. News: LAB Board Members – Georgetown Law . Georgetown University . February 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202191603/http://www2.law.georgetown.edu/alumni/alumni-boards-councils/law-alumni-board/Members2/law-alumni-board-members-page.cfm . February 2, 2015 . dead .

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