He briefly worked as a deputy for the McIntosh County Sheriffs Department in 2007 before becoming a district attorney's taskforce officer with the United States Drug Enforcement Agency from 2007 until 2016.

After leaving the sheriff's office he worked for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and later district attorney Jack Thorp.

[3] Turner ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives 15th district in 2024 after incumbent Randy Randleman announced his retirement.

He faced Gail Jackson, Casey Johnson, Spring Morrow, and Paul Palmer in the June Republican primary.

He was endorsed by Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton and described himself as "conservative MAGA," opposing illegal immigration and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.