The Fightin' 58

The Nashville City Paper's Nate Rau profiles Steve Turner, candidate for House District 58 currently held by Mary Pruitt.

Although he admits his lack of name recognition will be working against him, Turner will have his share of momentum heading into next year’s election. He was voted one of the NAACP’s top 45 under 45 last year.

Just last month, Turner was named the Davidson County Young Democrats’ Rising Star. He beat out the likes of prominent Nashvillians including Metro Council members Lonnell Matthews Jr. and Erica Gilmore, Mayor Karl Dean’s Office of Neighborhoods and Community Outreach Director Brady Banks and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis attorney Juan Choi.

“He was tireless in his effort to register new voters, which was very impressive,” said progressive activist Mary Mancini, co-host of the Liberadio podcast and radio show. “He understood the importance of getting people registered and then actually turning them out to vote.