Background
Turner, Sylvester was born on September 27, 1954 in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Sylvester Turner
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Sylvester Turner, state legislator. Named Legislator of Year, Houston Police Patrolman's Union, Texas Monthly, 1995, Rookie of Year, One of Five Outstanding Houstonian, Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce; recipient Rising Star award, Harris County Democratic. Member of Acres Homes Citizens Chamber of Commerce, Coalition School Improvement, American Cancer Society (board member), United Negro College Fund.
Education
University of Houston (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Career
Former delegate chairman Harris County Legislature, Texas. Founder, attorney Law Office of Barnes & Turner, since 1983. Member District 139 Texas House of Representatives, since 1988.
Adjunct professor Thurgood Marshall School Law. Lecturer University Houston Law School, South Texas College Law.
Achievements
Membership
Candidate for mayor City of Houston, 1991. Active Negro College Fund, Houston Metropolitan Ministries, Houston-Galveston Area Food Bank, Acres HomesWar on Drugs Committee, Brookhollow Baptist Church.
Connections
1 child, Ashley Paige.
Education
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1977
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1980
Career
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1983
Awards
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Named Rookie of Year, Texas Monthly, Legislator of Year and One of the Ten Best Legislators, Houston Police Patrolman's Union, Rising Star, Harris County Democrats, Outstanding Houstonian, Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1990.Named Rookie of Year, Texas Monthly, Legislator of Year and One of the Ten Best Legislators, Houston Police Patrolman's Union, Rising Star, Harris County Democrats, Outstanding Houstonian, Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1990.