Sally Turner
State Senator for the 44th Senate District of Illinois
Sally Turner is the State Senator for the 44th Senate District of Illinois. She has been serving in the Senate since 2021, and was chosen as the Caucus Whip for the Senate Republican Caucus.
Sally is a lifelong resident of Illinois and a graduate of the University of Illinois, where she earned a degree in legal studies. She went on to become a juvenile probation officer before serving six years as a paralegal in the Office of the Logan County State’s Attorney. Her public service career began in 1994, when she was elected as Logan County Clerk and Recorder followed by five more consecutive re-elections.
Senator Turner currently serves as the Minority Spokesperson for the Senate State Government Committee as well as a member of the Senate Agriculture, Appropriations, Appropriations – Education, Child Welfare, Local Government, and Revenue committees. She also serves as a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Sally Turner resides in Logan County with her husband, John. She has one son and one daughter. Illinois’ 44th Senate District is in Central Illinois and includes all or parts of DeWitt, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Piatt, Sangamon, Tazewell, and Woodford counties.
