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Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, dies

Rep. Sylvester Turner, freshman Democrat, dies at 70

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-Texas), died on Tuesday night. He was 70. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.

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Democratic US Rep. Sylvester Turner, former mayor of Houston, dies at 70

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office in July.

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Sylvester Turner, U.S. Congressman and former Houston mayor, dead at 70

Sylvester Turner served two terms as mayor before winning Texas' Congressional 18th district last November, a seat once held by late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

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Newly Elected Texas Congressman, Who Replaced Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Dies Hours After Attending Trump's Speech

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office ...

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Remembering Congressman Sylvester Turner: Community leaders react to former mayor's passing

Federal and local politicians are mourning the death of Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won the election last November to fill the seat of late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in ...

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Notable Houstonians who died in 2024: Remembering Chauncy Glover, Ken Hoffman, Sheila Jackson Lee

Funeral speakers included Mayor John Whitmire, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Democratic U.S. Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee and leaders from multiple faith ...

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Newly Elected Texas Congressman, Successor to Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Dies After Attending Trump’s Speech

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, passed away suddenly at the age of 70, just two months after joining Congress.

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