Brian Turner
NC State Representative, Democratic
- In office since
- Jan 8, 2025
- Earlier
- NC House, District 116, Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2023
Fifth term in the NC House. He was not a member during the 2023–2024 session.
On the record: no individual actions named in 2 covered decisions.
On the Nov. 3 ballot
Running for NC House District 116 (incumbent), general election November 3, 2026. Unopposed on the ballot.
In their words
Exactly as published, with the source. Statements are not results.
“I am trying, with all the tools that I have learned as an adult, to try to control my temper and my emotions from what I see as a complete failure of the General Assembly to address the needs of western North Carolina,”
Said in an official proceeding, WRAL2025 House floor debateJun 26, 2025
Read it in context“Whether you like it or not, Asheville and Buncombe County is the economic engine of western North Carolina,”
Said in an official proceeding, WRAL2025 House floor debateJun 26, 2025
Read it in context
Service record
2 recorded roll calls and 3 tracked bills on housing and recovery while this person served.
Where they differed
In the covered decisions, the minutes name no dissent, recusal or absence for Brian Turner.
Every covered decision
Helene recovery (2)
- Jun 26, 2025House adopts the HB 1012 disaster-recovery conference reportPassed 109–0 (Roll Call H-571).Voted yes
- Mar 18, 2025House adopts the HB 47 disaster-recovery conference reportPassed 116–1 (Roll Call H-38).Voted yes
In the General Assembly
Introducing or sponsoring a bill is not delivery. A bill's several votes are one policy, not several.
HB 47: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025, Part I (SL 2025-2)
2025-2026 session. Cosponsor.
$524M appropriated from the Helene Fund, including $1M for rental assistance in affected-area counties and NCORR homeowner-recovery funding. Buncombe is named in a school-recovery program list.
- Mar 18, 2025: House adoption of conference report (Roll Call H-38)Voted yes.
- Mar 19, 2025: Senate adoption of conference report (Roll Call S-44)
- Mar 20, 2025: Chaptered as SL 2025-2
HB 1012: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025, Part II (SL 2025-26)
2025-2026 session.
$500M for Helene recovery, including $75M for the Private Road and Bridge Repair Program and homeowner wastewater-repair financing.
- Jun 26, 2025: House adoption of conference report (Roll Call H-571)Voted yes.
- Jun 26, 2025: Senate adoption of conference report (Roll Call S-429)
- Jun 27, 2025: Chaptered as SL 2025-26
HB 245: Affordable Housing in Rural Areas
2025-2026 session. Cosponsor.
Affordable-housing incentive bill for rural and higher-poverty communities. Ager, Prather, and Turner are cosponsors.
- Mar 3, 2025: Introduced; referred to Housing and Development, then Judiciary 1, then Rules
What this office controls
A state representative votes on state law, state appropriations, and the legal powers available to local government. Statewide law can affect Asheville without being written for Asheville.
This district includes 77.6% of Asheville's 2020 Census population.