Cheryl Turpin

Cheryl Baldwin Turpin (born 1963) is an American politician who served as the delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district representing a part of Virginia Beach from 2018 to 2020. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Cheryl Turpin
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 85th district
In office January 10, 2018 – January 8, 2020
Preceded by	Rocky Holcomb
Succeeded by	Alex Askew
Personal details
Born	Cheryl Baldwin Turpin 1963 (age 61–62) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Residence	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma mater	Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S.) University of Virginia (M.Ed.)
Profession	Teacher

Early life and career

Turpin was born at Womack Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1963 to George and Patricia Baldwin.^[1] She grew up in a military family that eventually settled in Fairfax County, Virginia.^[2] She has worked as a science teacher in Virginia Beach, most recently teaching at Frank W. Cox High School where she teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science.^[3]

Political career

She won the general election to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district held on November 7, 2017, to succeed Rocky Holcomb, whom she had lost to in a special election earlier in the year.^[4] In March 2019, Turpin declared her candidacy for the Senate of Virginia's 7th district after state senator Frank Wagner announced his retirement.^[5] She won the June 11 primary with 58% of the vote.^[6] In the November 2019 general election, Turpin lost to Republican Jen Kiggans by about a 1% margin.^[7]

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 85th district
Jan 10, 2017[8]	Special	Rocky Holcomb	Republican	3,301	52.8
		Cheryl Turpin	Democratic	2,939	47.0
		Write Ins		7	0.01
		The seat was open because incumbent Scott Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Nov 2016; seat stayed Republican
Nov 7, 2017[9]	General	Cheryl Turpin	Democratic	11,848	50.73
		Rocky Holcomb	Republican	11,454	49.06
		Write Ins		48	0.21
		Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Virginia Senate, 7th district
June 11, 2019[10]	Primary	Cheryl Turpin	Democratic	3,268	58.78
		Susan B. Hippen	Democratic	1,531	27.54
		Kim E. Howard	Democratic	761	13.69
Nov 5, 2019[7]	General	Jen Kiggans	Republican	29,609	50.36
		Cheryl Turpin	Democratic	29,098	49.49
		Write Ins		91	0.15