What is Sylvester Turner?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Sylvester Turner | image = Turner Sylvester 119th Congress (cropped1).jpg | alt = Official House portrait of Turner smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black jacket, light blue shirt, and floral blue tie. | state = [[Texas]] | district = {{ushr|TX|18|18th}} | term_start = January 3, 2025 | term_end = March 5, 2025 | predecessor = [[Erica Lee Carter]] | successor = ''Vacant'' | office1 = 62nd [[List of mayors of Houston|Mayor of Houston]] | term_start1 = January 2, 2016 | term_end1 = January 1, 2024 | predecessor1 = [[Annise Parker]] | successor1 = [[John Whitmire]] | state_house2 = Texas | district2 = [[Texas's 139th House of Representatives district|139th]] | term_start2 = January 10, 1989 | term_end2 = January 1, 2016 | predecessor2 = Clint Hackney | successor2 = [[Jarvis Johnson]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1954|9|27}} | birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|3|5|1954|9|27}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|Cheryl Turner|1983|1991|end=div}} | children = 1 | education = [[University of Houston]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | signature = Signature of Sylvester Turner.png | website = {{url|sylvesterturner.com|Official website}} | module = {{Listen | pos = center | embed = yes | filename = Mayor Sylvester Turner on Carrin Patman.ogg | title = Turner' voice | type = speech | description = Turner speaking about [[Carrin Patman]]<br />Recorded February 2022}} }} '''Sylvester Turner''' (September 27, 1954 &ndash; March 5, 2025) was an American [[Democra