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
(1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 69) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Cheryl Turner
(m. 1983; div. 1991)
Children
1
Education
University of Houston (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Signature
Website
Official website
Sylvester Turner' voice
On Carrin Patman Recorded February 2022
Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who was the 62nd mayor of Houston, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016. He attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School.[1] Turner 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, 56-44 percent in a turn out of less than 20 percent of registered voters.
^"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.
SylvesterTurner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who was the 62nd mayor of Houston, Texas. A member of the Democratic...
development in already urban areas than in wetlands and suburbs. Mayor SylvesterTurner tweeted of Hurricane Harvey that "zoning wouldn't have changed anything...
2019, Buzbee ran for mayor of Houston, Texas, but lost to incumbent SylvesterTurner. Buzbee grew up in Atlanta, Texas, on a farm with his parents and three...
After her breakthrough in Northern Exposure, Turner appeared in the action film Cliffhanger opposite Sylvester Stallone. She next appeared as June Cleaver...
political power broker Bob Lanier and State Representative SylvesterTurner. Lanier defeated Turner in the December runoff. Whitmire has never run for political...
election, and was succeeded on January 2, 2016, by state legislator SylvesterTurner, who became the city's second African American mayor. On May 28, 2014...
on December 14, 2019 to elect the Mayor of Houston. Incumbent mayor SylvesterTurner defeated attorney Tony Buzbee in the runoff by 56.04% to 43.96%. No...
in the 2023 Houston mayoral election to succeed term-limited Mayor SylvesterTurner. He first considered a mayoral bid in the 1990s and was encouraged...
Wiley Price, Dallas County Commissioner for District 3 (1985–present) SylvesterTurner, former Mayor of Houston (2016–2024) Individuals Olivia Julianna, activist...
race, McIngvale endorsed conservative candidate Bill King over SylvesterTurner. Turner won the election. In 2018, McIngvale endorsed the reelection of...
top two finishers, SylvesterTurner, who received 31.31% of the vote, and Bill King, who received 25.27%. In the run-off, Turner edged King, 51% to 49%...
Forum, Modi was presented with the Key to the City of Houston by Mayor SylvesterTurner. Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award Cambridge Energy Research...
receive his own day (September 4) when he got a proclamation from Mayor SylvesterTurner. He is most known for his F-Action (Fuck Action) Series Mixtape which...
less than a year after Harvey struck, the City of Houston and Mayor SylvesterTurner proclaimed a day in honor of the assistance of Lakewood and Osteen...
board of Houston Metro from 2010 to 2022 and was appointed chair by SylvesterTurner in 2016. Patman was a major fundraiser to the Hillary Clinton 2016...
held to elect the mayor of Houston, Texas. Incumbent Democratic mayor SylvesterTurner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in...
SylvesterTurner break ground on AVEVA Stadium". KTRK-TV. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018. "Houston SaberCats & City of Houston (Mayor Turner)...
and Harris County organized security for the event. Mayor of Houston SylvesterTurner stated more than 1,000 security staff and police were present; the...
scheduled for Friday to either Thursday or Saturday. Houston Mayor SylvesterTurner imposed a mandatory curfew on August 29 from midnight to 5 a.m. local...
equity, and technology industries globally. In June 2016, Houston Mayor SylvesterTurner retained Russell Reynolds Associates to help find the city’s next police...
supporting evacuees of Hurricane Harvey; Jackson met with Houston mayor SylvesterTurner and evacuees at the George R. Brown Convention Center prior to the...
personnel on August 29". On August 15, 2018, the City of Houston and Mayor SylvesterTurner proclaimed a "Lakewood Church Day" in honor of Lakewood's assistance...
December 27, 2023 the Citgo Six were honored by the Mayor of Houston, SylvesterTurner, for being exemplary members or the business community, for their moral...
and health and wellness needs. On May 1, 2022, the Mayor of Houston SylvesterTurner honored Megan for her philanthropic and humanitarian efforts for the...
mission, and for his efforts Kranz was recognized by Houston Mayor SylvesterTurner and October 23, 2018, was declared "Gene Kranz Day". During the 2018...
the District 139 state representative who would succeed SylvesterTurner. After 26 years, Turner stepped down from his state seat to become Houston's mayor...
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