Sylvester Turner

ABOUT SYLVESTER TURNER

Politician and attorney who was widely recognized for having acted as the sixty-second mayor of Houston, Texas. He was the mayor of Houston during the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

He attended Harvard Law School where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

In 2016, he was a vocal supporter of regulating the ride share service Uber. He served a total of 61 days in the House before passing away in March of 2025.

He was married to Cheryl Turner from 1983-1991.

He served as an adjunct professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.