Albert "AJ" Turner
Candidate for Jefferson County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Background
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur (marketing, advertising and transportation logistics)
The Democratic nominee for Commissioner Precinct 4 after a 2026 primary against incumbent Bo Alfred; he has served three terms on Beaumont City Council and told the Beaumont Enterprise he works in marketing, advertising and transportation logistics.
Documented positions
Economy & jobs
Supports tax abatements only with local-hiring accountability measures.
He said abatements can benefit the community when bringing in a business, and asked whether recipients employ precinct residents.
ReportQ&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
“it can be detrimental for the community if you have no true measures of accountability on the company you're giving the tax abatements to”
Proposes a committee including labor unions to review abatements.
ReportQ&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
“We need to create a committee where there are labor unions, former chemical industrial plant employees and people who actually look at these tax abatements”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports year-round ditch maintenance in Precinct 4.
ReportQ&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
“You should not have ditching seasons. You should be maintaining ditches year-round.”
Government & transparency
Proposes community meetings for rural Precinct 4 residents.
He named Fannett, Cheek and Hildebrandt as rural communities without such meetings.
ReportQ&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
“There are no community meetings for any rural areas, whether it be Fannett, Cheek or Hildebrandt”
Proposes a 5-, 10- and 15-year precinct strategic plan.
ReportQ&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
“How will you know how to get there if you don't have a strategic plan for 5, 10 and 15 years?”
All sources (3)
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (08/28/2026), County JEFFERSON (pages 687–693)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · Aug 28, 2026 · sos.state.tx.us
- Qualified candidates, 2026 November General Election (county and district offices, Jefferson County)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State (Candidate Bio Portal) · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- Q&A: Bo Alfred and AJ Turner, candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4
News coverage · Beaumont Enterprise · beaumontenterprise.com
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