Lairy wins bid for father’s Senate seat
Voters in the 16th Senate District decided to keep it in the family Tuesday.
Clay County Prosecutor Angela Turner Lairy defeated Kenny Fowler in a landslide sweep to fill the seat vacated by father, Sen. Bennie Turner, who died in November.
Lairy, Fowler face off to fill Turner’s seat on Jan. 15
A special election to fill the 16th District Senate seat left open by the Nov. 27 death of Sen. Bennie Turner, D-West Point, will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Fowler joins race to fill Turner’s seat
Former West Point business owner Kenny Fowler has entered the race for the 16th District Senate seat left vacant by the death of Bennie Turner, D-West Point. Fowler will be facing Turner’s daughter, Angela Turner Lairy, prosecutor for Clay County.
Lairy to run for Turner’s senate seat
Like father, like daughter?
Angela Turner Lairy, daughter of state senator Bennie Turner, D-West Point, has announced she will run in the Jan. 15 special election to fill the seat left vacant by her father’s death Nov. 27, Lairy told the Dispatch Wednesday.
Turner leaves legacy of integrity and courage
WCBI news personality Aundrea Self didn’t hesitate when asked to describe her former employer and friend, the late Sen. Bennie Turner.
“He always exuded a quiet confidence,” Self said Sunday. “He had a strong presence when he walked into the room.”
Sen. Turner’s funeral set for Monday in West Point
The funeral for state Sen. Bennie Turner is scheduled for Monday in his hometown of West Point.