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Chris Turner

State representative, HD-101

@ChrisGTurner

Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, represents Texas House District 101, and is chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

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Next Texas House speaker will be elected with bipartisan support

With the potential for so much change in the November elections, we still have a long way to go until the speaker’s race really takes shape. That’s still eight months — and hundreds of presidential tweets — away. When the election dust settles, we look forward to working with our Republican colleagues to make a decision about a new speaker, one who will allow members of the House to serve their districts well and address the issues important to our constituents.