# Mike Turner Republican U.S. Representative from the Dayton, Ohio, area since 2003, a former mayor of Dayton, and chairman of the [[House Intelligence Committee]] from 2023 until he was removed from the post in January 2025. He sits on the House Armed Services Committee and is one of the House Republicans most consistently supportive of aid to Ukraine. ## Starshield, October 2026 On October 18, 2026, asked on CBS's *Face the Nation* whether Secretary of State [[Marco Rubio]]'s explanation of the slowdown of Ukraine's military satellite service was sufficient, Turner said "Absolutely not" and called for a congressional investigation: "We need to find out who these people are, because lives are at risk and lives are lost over these things." Full record: [[Starshield Ukraine Restriction 2026]]. ## See Also - [[Starshield Ukraine Restriction 2026]] - [[House Intelligence Committee]] - [[Kevin Cramer]] · [[Brian Fitzpatrick]]