
Evan Turnage
MS-02 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleAntitrust lawyer
PartyDemocratic
GenderMale
LocationMississippi
BackgroundAntitrust lawyer
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EducationMorehouse College (B.S., Physics and Spanish)
Notable personal detailsEvan Littleton Turnage is an antitrust lawyer and political candidate who ran as a Democratic challenger in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District (MS-02) in the 2026 election cycle. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate as Chief Counsel for Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and as Senior Counsel for Senator Elizabeth Warren, focusing on competition policy and other judiciary-related issues. He has worked with the Open Markets Institute and practiced antitrust law in the private sector.
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Evan Turnage is in the news amid renewed talk of redistricting in Mississippi and other Southern states after a Supreme Court voting-rights ruling. Mississippi’s governor says the state may redraw its congressional map before the 2026 election cycle, a move that could affect Democratic-held seats. The reporting suggests these changes could weaken majority-Black districts and reshape the political landscape for candidates like Turnage, though no specific action involving him is detailed in the summaries.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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