Veronica L. Turner (born February 7, 1950) is an American politician who represents District 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates. Background Turner was born in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 1950. She attended Prince George's Community College, Tennessee State University, and the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. From 1996 to 2018, Turner served as the president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 63. After the death of Prince George's County councilmember James C. Fletcher Jr. in 1994, Turner unsuccessfully ran in the special election to serve the rest of his term. She unsuccessfully ran again for the County Council in 2002, losing to Tony Knotts in the Democratic primary by just over 200 votes. In the legislature Turner was a member of the House of Delegates January 8, 2003 to January 14, 2015. Turner declined to run for re-election in 2014, instead running for Maryland Senate and challenging incumbent state Senator C. Anthony Muse. She lost to Muse in the Democratic primary election, coming 2,000 votes shy of defeating him. Turner was re-elected to the House of Delegates in 2018 and was sworn in on January 9, 2019. Committee assignments Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2019–present (business regulation subcommittee, 2020–present; property & casualty insurance subcommittee, 2020–present) Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2019 (education subcommittee, 2019; election law subcommittee, 2019) Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003–2015 (government operations subcommittee, 2003–04; health occupations subcommittee, 2003–2004; public health subcommittee, 2003–2005; health insurance subcommittee, 2004; insurance subcommittee, 2004; health facilities, equipment & products subcommittee, 2005; health facilities & occupations subcommittee, 2005–2010; public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2005–2015; minority health disparities subcommittee, 2011–2015) Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 2005–2014 Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2011–2015 House Vice-Chair, Protocol Committee, 2014–2015 Other memberships 2nd Vice-chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2012–2014 (law enforcement & state-appointed boards committee, 2003–07; bi-county committee, 2008–2010; vice-chair, maryland-national capital park & planning commission committee, 2008–2010; vice-chair, county affairs committee, 2011–2012, member, 2013–2015) Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2003–2015, 2019–present (2nd vice-chair, 2004–2006; 1st vice-chair, 2006–2008; chair, 2008–2010) Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003–2015, 2019–present (endorsement committee, 2006) Political positions Health care Turner introduced legislation in the 2005 legislative session that would limit the amount of patients that nurses could care for. The bill was withdrawn on March 18, 2005. Social issues Turner supported the Civil Marriage Protection Act, a bill