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Sylvester Turner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Erica Lee Carter |
| 62nd Mayor of Houston | |
| In office January 2, 2016 – January 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Annise Parker |
| Succeeded by | John Whitmire |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 139th district | |
| In office January 10, 1989 – January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Clint Hackney |
| Succeeded by | Jarvis Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1954 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Cheryl Turner
(m. 1983; div. 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Houston (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
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| Website | Official website |
Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was the 62nd mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024 and was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 to 2016.
Born and raised in Houston, Turner attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School.[1] He ran for mayor of Houston in 1991, losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier. He lost again in 2003, coming in third and thus missing the runoff.[2][3]
Turner won the 2015 election,[4] defeating Bill King in the runoff by 4,082 votes out of 212,696 votes cast in the closest mayoral election in Houston history by percentage.[5] On December 14, 2019, Turner won his second term as mayor over the more conservative Tony Buzbee. In 2024, after the death of Sheila Jackson Lee, Turner announced his candidacy to fill her congressional seat and was nominated at the subsequent convention.[6] He was then elected in November 2024 and took office in January 2025.[7]
- ^ "Rep. Sylvester Turner". Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – Houston Mayor Race – Nov 04, 2003". Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Groogan, Greg (March 1, 2014). "Sylvester Turner eyes Houston Mayor job". Fox Houston. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Nakia. "Sylvester Turner announces candidacy for mayor". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Sylvester Turner wins Houston mayoral runoff election". Click2Houston. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Choi, Matthew (August 13, 2024). "Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is the Democrats' pick for Jackson Lee seat in Congress". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Sylvester Turner wins in Texas' 18th Congressional District". Fox 26 Houston. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.