Sylvester Turner (September 27, 1954 – March 5, 2025) was an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district from January 2025 until his death in March 2025.

Mar 5, 2025 · Sylvester Turner, a beloved father, grandfather, sibling, relative, and a son of Acres Home who went on to become a Texas State Representative, Mayor of Houston, and United States Representative for the 18th Congressional District of Texas, passed into the arms of the Lord on March 5, 2025.

Mar 5, 2025 · HOUSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address before Congress in Washington, D.C., officials and his family said on Wednesday. He was 70.

Mar 5, 2025 · First-term Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died after suffering a medical emergency following President Donald Trump's address to Congress, according to two House Democratic lawmakers who...

Mar 5, 2025 · U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, state legislator and institution in Houston Democratic politics, died early Wednesday morning. He was 70.

Mar 5, 2025 · Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.

Mar 5, 2025 · Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to fellow House Democrats and his office. The first-term Texas Democrat had been elected in 2024 to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,...

Mar 5, 2025 · HOUSTON - Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70. U.S. Rep. Turner was elected to Texas' 18th Congressional District in November. He previously served as a Texas state representative for more than two decades and the mayor of Houston for eight years.

Mar 5, 2025 · Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D), died Tuesday night. He was 70. House...

Mar 13, 2025 · Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House.