Sylvester Turner

Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American politician. He was the 62nd Mayor of Houston, Texas from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016.[1] Turner ran for mayor of Houston in 1991, losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier.

Sylvester Turner
Mayor Sylvester Turner.jpg
62nd Mayor of Houston
In office
January 2, 2016 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byAnnise Parker
Succeeded byJohn Whitmire
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 139th district
In office
January 10, 1989 – January 2, 2016
Preceded byClint Hackney
Succeeded byJarvis Johnson
Personal details
Born (1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 69)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Cheryl Turner
(m. 1983; div. 1991)
Children1
EducationUniversity of Houston (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Turner won the 2015 election,[2] 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.[3]

Sylvester Turner Media

References

  1. "Rep. Sylvester Turner". Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. Cooper, Nakia. "Sylvester Turner announces candidacy for mayor". Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  3. "Sylvester Turner wins Houston mayoral runoff election". Click2Houston. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2015.