Joe Turnham's Notables
Education:
1981 Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Auburn University
Professional Career:
1982-1999 Sales and Project Manager Family Business
Alabama Contract Sales, Inc.
1999 to Present, Professional Consultant and Strategist, Self-Employed
Political Experience:
1995-1998 & 2005-2011 to Present, Chairman of the Alabama
Democratic Party
Chair Alabama Delegation and Super delegate to the 1996 & 2010 Democratic Presidential Conventions
1998, Democratic Nominee, U.S. Congress 42% CD-3
2002, Democratic Nominee, U.S. Congress 48.5% CD-3
1995-1998 & 2005-2011, Member Democratic National
Committee
2005-2011, Member and Board Member, Association of
State Democratic Chairs
1999-2004 Founding Director, Alabama League of
Environmental Action Voters, now Conservation Alabama
Media and Public Affairs Experience:
Frequent Political Contributor for National Fox News Live
Guest Political Commentator NBC Affiliate Channel 12
Frequent Guest Alabama Public Television For The Record
Frequent Op-Ed Writer various Daily Newspapers
Author, Leading From Our Knees, a Leadership Devotional
Civic Involvement:
Past President Kiwanis Club of Auburn, Alabama
Past Certified Lay Speaker, United Methodist Church
Past Board Member Boys and Girls Clubs of Lee County
Past Board Member Alabama Rivers Alliance
Past Board Member 4-H Foundation of Alabama
Current National Board Member, Democrats for Life of America
National Board of Advisors for Redeem the Vote
Personal:
Born 10-28-1959, Age 65, Reside Auburn, Alabama
Married since 1989 to Paula Smith Turnham
Two Children, Abby 35 and Matthew 28
Son of Ret. State Rep. Pete Turnham and Kay Turnham
Member, Auburn First Baptist Church