Full Name:
Ross Turner
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Julie; 3 Children: Clarence Ross "Clay" IV, Carey, Ellis
Birth Date:
05/15/1964
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Greenville, SC
Religion:
Christian
BS, Financial Management, Clemson University, 1986
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 8, 2012-present
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 8, 2024
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Member, Insurance Study Committee
Co-Chair, Special Joint Committee to Study Childcare
Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education
Former Member, Family and Veterans' Services Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Joint Screening Committee for the Legislative Audit Council, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Education Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Finance Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
President, The Turner Agency, Incorporated, 1989-present
Instructor, Wyatt Institute of Real Estate, present
Member/Sunday School Teacher, Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, present
President, Greater Greenville Independent Insurance Agents, present
Former President, Gower Neighborhood Association
Former President/Member, Greenville Clemson Club
Former Member, Greenville Rotary Club
Participant, Leadership Greenville
Member, Peace Center of Greenville Board of Trustees
Former Member, Sara Collins Elementary School Booster Club/Parent Teacher Association
Former President/Member, YMCA Camp Greenville Board
Former Chair, Young Independent Agents Committee
Member, Upstate Citizens' Committee for Judicial Qualifications, 2000-2012
President, James. L. Mann High School Booster Club, 2010-2011
Member, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of South Carolina (IIABSC), 2004-2008
Member, Beck Academy Booster Club/Parent Teacher Association, 2005-2007
Awards:
Hayne Glover Independent Agent of the Year, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of South Carolina, 2013
Father's Name:
Clarence Ross, Jr.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Reading business trends, watching sporting events, watching dance team competitions, timing at swim events, hunting, golfing, watching Clemson football, coaching my kids' teams
Mother's Name:
Anne Summers