Ed Turlington - Definition and Overview

Ed Turlington is an American lawyer and Democratic Party activist, recently chosen by Gov. Mike Easley to chair the North Carolina Democratic Party

A Democratic Party activist since the age of 15 in Sampson County, Turlington served as a senior aide to Governors Terry Sanford, Jim Hunt, and Lieutenant Governor Bob Jordan, as well as the North Carolina Democratic Party's executive director. Most recently, Turlington chaired Senator John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign and helped direct Bill Bradley's 2000 run for the same office.

If approved by the North Carolina Democratic Party's Executive Committee in early 2005, he will succeed current chair Barbara Allen.