Eric Turkington is a retired attorney living in Falmouth. He served 20 years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1989 to 2009 representing Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. He served as chairman of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development. He was the lead sponsor of the Cape Cod Land Bank legislation, which provided $150 million for the Cape towns to acquire 4500 acres of protected open space. He was also the lead sponsor of legislation creating the Upper Cape Regional Water Supply Cooperative, which supplied drinking water to the four Upper Cape towns.
He is a founder and former president of the 300 Committee, Falmouth’s land trust, which has preserved 2600 acres of conservation land in Falmouth; former chairman and president of the Cape Cod United Way; founder and first chairman of the Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation; a corporator of Cape Cod Healthcare; and former Selectman of the town of Falmouth.
He currently serves as chairman of Falmouth’s Water Quality Management Committee; treasurer of the Falmouth Housing Corporation; board member of the Woods Hole Community Association; and board member of the Cape Cod Conservation District. He is a past recipient of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award and the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Guardian Award. He lives in Woods Hole with his wife Nancy and dog Juneo.
Education: BS, Marine Transportation, MMA; Expected completion of Master's degree in EM Spring 2026, MMA; Unlimited USCG Masters License.
B.A., Bridgewater State College Political Science and History; M.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Political Science; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Political Science, Retired US Army Reserve, Major, Retired Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence officer; Research Interests-Domestic and International Terrorism, and Violence in American society
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, M.B.A. and B.S. Marketing
Education: BS Fordham College, MS Harvard University, JD Suffolk Law
