Johnny Ray Turner

{{Short description|American politician (born 1949)}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Distinguish|Johnnie Turner (Kentucky politician)|Johnnie Turner}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Johnny Ray Turner

| image = Officials cut ribbon on Shepherd Street Bridge (3) (cropped).jpg

| state_senate = Kentucky

| state = Kentucky

| district = 29th

| term_start = January 1, 2001

| term_end = January 1, 2021

| preceded = Benny Ray Bailey

| succeeded = Johnnie Turner

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|19}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Morehead State University

| profession = Retired teacher, basketball coach, Dean of Students

| spouse =

| residence = Drift, Kentucky

}}

Johnny Ray Turner (born December 19, 1949) is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 29th District from 2001 to 2021. He served as Minority Caucus Chair from 2003 to 2014.{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/18843/johnnie-turner|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423023935/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/18843/johnnie-turner|archive-date=2021-04-23|access-date=2021-04-23|website=justfacts.votesmart.org|language=en}}

In April 2007, Turner was sentenced to three months' home detention and one year of probation for "non-willful" vote buying.{{Cite web|date=5 May 2005|title=Kentucky: State Senator indicted for vote fraud|url=http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/003058.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202844/http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/003058.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|access-date=2009-01-07|website=votelaw.com}}{{Cite web|last=Music|first=Mary|date=2013|title=Floyd County Times (KY) - Turner indicted on conspiracy mail fraud charges|url=http://www.floydcountytimes.com/view/full_story/1412406/article-Turner-indicted-on-conspiracy--mail-fraud-charges|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410202058/http://www.floydcountytimes.com/view/full_story/1412406/article-Turner-indicted-on-conspiracy--mail-fraud-charges|archive-date=2013-04-10|website=floydcountytimes.com|access-date=2013-02-21}}