{"id":2410000,"date":"2025-03-05T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-sylvester-turner-dies-at-70-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:12:22","slug":"house-democrat-sylvester-turner-dies-at-70-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-sylvester-turner-dies-at-70-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat Sylvester Turner dies at 70 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrat-sylvester-turner-dies-at-70-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Sylvester Turner \u200c(D-TX), a freshman in Congress, has passed away at teh age of \u200d70. He had previously announced he \u2062was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/16-year-old-cancer-survivor-uses-his-make-a-wish-to-benefit-other-child-cancer-patients\/\" title=\"16-Year-Old ... Survivor Uses His Make-A-Wish to Benefit Other Child ... Patients\">cancer-free<\/a> after recovering from bone cancer in\u2064 2022. Turner filled the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">seat left vacant<\/a> by\u200c the\u200c death of longtime congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee\u200b and served as the mayor of\u2064 Houston from 2016 \u2063to 2024. He spent 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives and was known \u2064for advocating for healthcare access. Just hours before his death, Turner posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-accuses-israel-of-deliberately-killing-seven-aid-workers-in-gaza-dont-look-away\/\" title=\"Tlaib claims Israel intentionally killed 7 aid workers in Gaza: &#039;Stay informed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> urging<\/a> others not to &#8220;mess with Medicaid.&#8221; His passing increases\u2064 the number of vacancies in the House\u200c to three.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrat Sylvester Turner dies at 70<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2027951\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX), a freshman member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a>, died at 70. <\/p>\n<p>After recovering from bone <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cancer<\/a> in 2022, he announced he was &ldquo;cancer-free.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337734\/house-oversight-committee-grills-eric-adams-michelle-wu\/\">WATCH LIVE: House Oversight Committee grills sanctuary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">city<\/a> mayors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337628\/democrats-defend-trump-address-outbursts-gop-weighs-penalties\/\">Democrats defend their Trump address outbursts as GOP weighs penalties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337442\/democrat-protests-trump-address-defy-demand-dignified-response\/\">Democratic protests of Trump address defy Jeffries request for &lsquo;dignified&rsquo; response<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Turner filled the seat&rsquo;s vacancy after the death of longtime House Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee. He was the mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024 and served in the Texas House of Representatives for 27 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a Democrat, I came here to fight for people and families who need healthcare, and the lack of it shouldn&rsquo;t be a death sentence,&rdquo; Turner told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3251407\/sylvester-turner-succeeds-sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> during freshman orientation at the Capitol earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My dad decided he would work to take care of nine kids until the Lord called him home,&rdquo; Turner said. &ldquo;He died early. Fast forward, his son, mayor of the city of Houston, [is] diagnosed with cancer two years ago. I had the best healthcare anyone can find in the world. I&rsquo;m still here, and now I&rsquo;m heading to the halls of Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3251407\/sylvester-turner-succeeds-sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SYLVESTER TURNER, 70, BUILDS ON SHEILA JACKSON LEE LEGACY WITHOUT &lsquo;ROOKIE&rsquo; TITLE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hours before his death, Turner posted on social media with the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repsturner\/status\/1897097115819487434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">message<\/a>, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t mess with Medicaid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His death will increase the number of vacancies in the House to three. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has yet to vacate her seat after she was tapped to serve in the Trump administration. Two other House seats in Florida, most recently held by Republicans, are also vacant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2027951\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2027951\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrat Sylvester Turner passes away at 70<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2410001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sylvester-turner.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33696,32229,32603,46248,32076],"class_list":["post-2410000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-democrat","tag-obituary","tag-political-news","tag-sylvester-turner","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sylvester-turner.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410005,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410000\/revisions\/2410005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}