Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American politician. He is the 62nd and current Mayor of Houston, Texas. 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 | |
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| 62nd Mayor of Houston | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Annise Parker |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 139th district | |
| In office January 10, 1989 – January 2, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Clint Hackney |
| Succeeded by | Jarvis Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1954 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cheryl Turner (m. 1983; div. 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Houston (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Website | Official 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]
References
- "Rep. Sylvester Turner". Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- Cooper, Nakia. "Sylvester Turner announces candidacy for mayor". Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- "Sylvester Turner wins Houston mayoral runoff election". Click2Houston. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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