Posted on 03/05/2025 8:44:26 AM PST by V_TWIN
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died late Tuesday after serving just two months and a day in Congress, party officials said Wednesday. He was 70.
Turner, who was elected in 2024 to replace longtime Houston-area Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee following her death while in office, had attended President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress the night of his passing.
“We were on the floor together last night. You never know for whom the bell will toll next,” Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who was ejected from the House chamber for repeatedly disrupting Trump’s remarks.
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“He had been treated for bone cancer...................”
Poor bastard, I don’t know if this is still true but at one time the only sure “treatment” for this (and only when caught early-stage) was a saw. Painful, also.
More winning!
Dune ping.
Can the Governor appoint a replacement? In other words are we gaining a seat?
Ballotpedia has already updated his status in Wiki fashion.
Sylvester Turner (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. He left office on March 5, 2025.
He’s dead Jim.
He took 69% of the vote in 2024.
Candidate % Votes
Sylvester Turner (D) 69.4 151,834
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Lana Centonze (R) 30.5 66,810
Turner was a replacement candidate after Shelia Lee withdrew after the March 5, 2024 (exactly one year ago).
Ballotpedia shows he already had a 2026 opponent.
Cyrus Sajna (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Religion Islam Profession
Venture capitalist
He has a WIX campaign site that he does not pay for.
Can the Governor appoint a replacement? In other words are we gaining a seat?
No, all house seat replacements across the country are by special election.
Into anime cosplay .
As mayor, Turner hosted the opening ceremonies of Anime Matsuri from 2018 to 2023, barring 2020, having made appearances in anime cosplay as a member of the Akatsuki from Naruto in 2018, Goku from Dragon Ball in 2019, Kyōjurō Rengoku from Demon Slayer in 2021, Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach in 2022, and Luffy from One Piece in 2023.
Replacement representatives are never appointed.
Quite possible.
Did that walking stick Green was whipping around land errantly at some point?
Raúl Grijalva, AZ-7 Congressman, won’t be with us much longer.
Cancer.
“No such thing as cancer free.”
Nine years cancer-free. My oncologist says that the cancer I had will NEVER return.
Why do t we pull a New York, like they’re doing in The case of the Stefanik vacancy: change the and set the special election in November. Sorry for his passing but it helps with our majority, and I take consolation from that in this time of grief
Your body produced cancer because your immune system can not recognize cancer cells, which are our own cells with faulty DNA. Faulty cells are produced by the billions in every body, and the immune system destroys them before they form a tumor.
If your cancer was caught early and was caused by sudden exposure to cancer causing incident such as over-exposure to ultra-violet causing skin cancer, it is possible your immune system is still functional. And the cancer was local and excised by treatment.
What is really insidious about cancer is that it can start in some place in body, and there are no symptoms. If cancer is growing in Liver, it takes months and years before symptoms show up. There is no way to detect early cancer without constant biopsies in every organ.
RIP
Was Houston’s second Black Mayor, and also Houston’s second Gay Mayor.
Dangerous district.
he may have just said cancer free for the election and leave family in some better position by death as Congress member?
Ain't that the truth
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