James "Jim" Turner (born February 6, 1946), American politician, was the Democratic representative for the Texas 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 until 2005.

Turner was born in Fort Lewis, Washington, but grew up in Crockett, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree in business, and simultaneously earned an MBA and a J.D., all from the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation, he enlisted in the army, and practiced law after eight years of military life.

Prior to being elected to Congress, Turner held several state and local offices. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1981 to 1984, mayor of Crockett, Texas from 1989 to 1991, and a member of the Texas State Senate from 1991 to 1996. He also served as aide to Texas Governor Mark White for two years.

After 2nd district congressman Charlie Wilson, who was known for his role in funding the resistance to Afghanistan's Communist government, decided not to run for an eleventh term, Turner won the Democratic nomination to succeed him and was handily elected in November 1996. He was reelected three times with no substantive opposition. Congressman Turner was a member of the Armed Services Committee, and was the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. A fiscally conservative Democrat, Turner was a member of both the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition.

In 2003, Turner was one of the targets of a highly controversial redistricting engineered by Tom DeLay. The Texas Legislature dismantled his district, which covered a large portion of East Texas stretching from Lufkin to the suburbs of Houston, and split its territory among three districts. The largest portion was shifted to the 8th District, represented by Republican Kevin Brady, who had been elected the same year as Turner. While Turner had represented more of the new 8th than Brady, most of the 8th's vote was cast in heavily Republican Montgomery County. His home in Crockett was thrown into the Fort Worth/Arlington-based 6th district, an even more Republican area represented by ten-term incumbent Joe Barton. Believing he had no realistic chance of staying in Congress, Turner decided not to run for a fifth term in 2004. He was briefly mentioned as a candidate for governor of Texas or the United States Senate seat of Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2006.

He has two children, John and Susan, both attorneys, with his wife Ginny.

James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941 in Martinez, California) is a former college and professional American football player. He played quarterback and kicker for Utah State and was signed as a free-agent in 1964 by Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank. As placekicker for the American Football League's New York Jets, "Tank" kicked a then record 145 points in the 1968 regular season, with a professional football record 34 field goals. Turner kicked for nine points in the AFL Championship game win over the Oakland Raiders, and ten points in the Jets's 16-7 defeat of the Baltimore Colts in the Third World Championship of Professional Football, Super Bowl III. In the locker room after the game, on national television (NBC-TV), Turner shouted "Welcome to the AFL !"

Following the AFL-NFL merger, Turner also played with the Denver Broncos for another nine seasons and kicked four points in a losing effort in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys. He was inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame in 1988.

Turner finished his career with 304 of 488 (62%) field goals and 521 of 534 extra points, giving him 1,439 total points.

Jim Turner (born September 6, 19??) is an American country/gospel music singer and songwriter from The Lawrence Welk Show. He was also cast in the original Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway, playing the lead roles of both Pilate and Caiphias the High Priest. He is currently touring the nation, singing new songs from his debut Inspirational Album, SUNDAY BEST. The 2008 CD is available at blank">http://www.JimTurnerSings.com. Jim Turner is also involved in Artist Development, and gives private voice coaching in the Nashville area.

Raised in _Knoxville, Tennessee in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains, Jim got his early experience in a local band performing on the south-eastern college concert and club circuit. He then toured Europe as a youth soloist and guitarist for the University of Tennessee choir.

After graduating with honors, majoring in Management and Music, he moved to Nashville and launched a career in country music. He found success as a songwriter, session player and recording artist. While on a trip to New York performing with a variety show, Jim auditioned on Broadway for Jesus Christ Superstar and landed the lead role of Pilate in the original cast. After the Los Angeles run of Superstar, he decided to stay on the west coast but returned to his country music roots entertaining on the Los Angeles club circuit, plus colleges, fairs and clubs throughout the country.

In 1979, he was discovered by Lawrence Welk and became the show's featured country singer for its final three years on television, which is currently in weekly reruns in most states on PBS. On the show, and on its concert tours, he also performed duets with Ava Barber and sang with The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins in addition to his solo numbers.

During the 1982 World's Fair, Jim starred in the Broadway production of Drumwright, a project of two-time Tony Award winner, John Cullum. He went on to headline in his own shows at Knott's Berry Farm and Opryland USA. He also has done his annual tour of personal appearances all across the country, cruise ship performances, as well as commuting between L.A. and Nashville for his recording commitments.

Jim is also an ordained minister from the Church of Jesus of Nazareth, a non-denominational church in Madison, Tennessee. He is a vocal coach and runs his own record label. Recently released is his gospel CD, SUNDAY BEST. The debut radio single release is charting in Christian Country and Southern Gospel radio in 2008.

Married to the former Terri Lynn Fraser, an audio engineer at ABC when he first met her, the Turners make their home in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville.

James Riley Turner (August 6, 1903 - November 29 1998) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1937 through 1945, he played for the Boston Bees (1937-1939), Cincinnati Reds (1940-1942) and New York Yankees (1942-1945). Born in Antioch, Tennessee, Turner's Major League career got off to a late start, as he did not reach the big leagues until he was 33 years old. He led the National League in earned run average in 1937 as a rookie with Boston. Because he worked for his family's dairy farm in the offseason, he was known as "Milkman Jim" to his fans.

For his career, Turner compiled a 69-60 record in 231 games, with a 3.22 earned run average and 329 strikeouts. He was a member of two World Series championship teams, the 1940 Reds and the 1943 Yankees, as well as the 1942 Yankees team that won the American League pennant. In two postseason appearances, Turner was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched.

After his pitching career ended, Turner served the Yankees (1949-59; 1966-73) and Reds (1961-65) as their pitching coach, working for ten pennant-winning clubs over that 24-year span.

Jim Turner (1945 - 1999) was a U.S. editor and publisher. Turner was editor for Arkham House after the death of August Derleth. After leaving Arkham House, he founded Golden Gryphon Press.

Jim Turner is an American actor and comedian born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1952. His Father, George Turner, was in the Air Force and the family moved around often to places including Quebec, Arizona and Iowa. He married Lynn Freer in 1992 and they have a son.

A long time member of the comedy troupe Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre he is best known for his 7 seasons co-starring in HBO's hit comedy series Arliss as lovable lout, Kirby Carlisle. Playing an ex-football-star-turned-agent and an old buddy of sports agent Arliss Michaels (Robert Wuhl).

In 22 Feature Films and shorts, 28 TV Series and appearances, and 18 stage plays, one-man-shows and comedy tours, Turner has the odd distinction of creating the weirdest group of cult favorites imaginable, from pinheads to Pinocchio. He has worked with talents like Joel Schumacher, Robert Wuhl, Jack Black, Paul Bartel and Tracey Ullman.

On MTV, Turner played a character adapted from his days with Duck's Breath, Randee of the Redwoods, from 1987-1990. Randee became the dark horse candidate for President, thanks to MTV's marketing department.