Nina Turner

Nina Turner – Hailed as the Shirley Chisholm of our times, Nina Turner is a motivational speaker, cable news commentator and defining political icon. She is a national co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, a former state senator from Ohio and former professor of African American history. Turner is also a founding member of the Bernie Sanders Institute, an entity dedicated to transforming American democracy through research, education and outreach. Prior to joining the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, Turner led the grassroots organization, Our Revolution, an entity that Sanders founded to revitalize American democracy and empower progressive leaders. Prior to her stint at the helm of Our Revolution, she was a national surrogate for Sanders (I-VT) during the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. Notably, she was also the Democratic nominee for the 2014 Ohio Secretary of State race.