Sylvester Turner
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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TX - District 18
Democratic
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Service: 2025-2025
Biography
A Representative from Texas. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex. , September 27, 1954. Graduated from Klein High School, Klein, Tex. , 1973. B. A. , University of Houston, Houston, Tex. , 1977. J. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1980. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1989-2016, speaker pro tempore, 2003-2005. Mayor of Houston, Tex. , 2016-2024. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. Served until his death on March 5, 2025 (January 3, 2025-March 5, 2025). Died on March 5, 2025, in Washington, D. C. Lay in state in the rotunda of Houston City Hall, Houston, Tex. , March 11, 2025. Lay in honor in the hall of the Texas house of representatives in the Texas state capitol, Austin, Tex. , March 13-14, 2025.
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Voting History
HRES 177
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted No on Mar 4, 2025
HRES 177
On Ordering the Previous Question
Voted Nay on Mar 4, 2025
HR 758
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Yea on Mar 3, 2025
HR 856
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Yea on Mar 3, 2025
HJRES 20
On Passage
Voted Nay on Feb 27, 2025
Sponsored Bills
HR 1034: DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Act
Status: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Magaziner asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be consider
HR 1510: Due Process Continuity of Care Act
Status: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Dexter asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered
Cosponsored Bills
HR 1835: MERIT Act
Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Wa
HR 1564: Ethan's Law
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 1553: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 1712: MEME Act
Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on t
HR 1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H884)
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
