# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sylvester-turner
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:12:28.471Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sylvester-turner"
name: "Sylvester Turner"
slug: "sylvester-turner"
description: "Sylvester Turner was an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district from January 2025 until his death in March 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner served as the 62nd mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024 and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 to 2016."
tagline: "American attorney, politician (1954–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Turner_Sylvester_119th_Congress_(cropped1).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1954-09-27"
deathDate: "2025-03-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump