Sam Turner is from rural Minnesota where he graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor's in International Relations with a focus on political science. He did internships with the U.S. State Department in Germany and the U.S. House of Representatives to get a better understanding of foreign and domestic policy making. As a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and Americorps wild-land fire fighter, Sam looks forward to further study environmental and international issues at the Humphrey School.