Sylvester Turner

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.