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He was 70 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turner also served as Houston&#8217;s mayor from 2016 until 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city of Houston confirmed his death and Mayor John Whitmire released a statement calling him a &#8220;remarkable public servant who impacted millions of people.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He rose from poverty, but never forgot where he came from,&#8221; Whitmire continued, calling Turner&#8217;s death &#8220;a terrible loss for the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to have died suddenly; Turner attended President Trump&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/trump-2025-speech-joint-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">joint address to Congress<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Tuesday night, a source said, but at some point, he started feeling unwell. Another source said the cause of his death is unclear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Sylvester Turner speaks onstage  \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/05\/154e7d1b-690e-4b61-b4e7-2fafdc461107\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/91028eaadc191d987dd9758ee436b8c2\/gettyimages-1578075898.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/05\/154e7d1b-690e-4b61-b4e7-2fafdc461107\/thumbnail\/1240x826g2\/6f90a162f6fe05ce45c7521d0c4ca8a3\/gettyimages-1578075898.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Sylvester Turner speaks onstage during the Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. awards gala on July 28, 2023, in Houston, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Marcus Ingram\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repsturner\/status\/1897097115819487434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on X<\/a> Tuesday night just before Mr. Trump&#8217;s address, &#8220;My message to the current administration for tonight&#8217;s State of the Union: &#8216;Don&#8217;t mess with Medicaid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Trump and Elon Musk&#8217;s push to gut Medicaid is nothing short of a betrayal of the most vulnerable among us,&#8221; Turner wrote. &#8220;They are playing politics with children&#8217;s lives, and I will not stand for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turner won the seat in November after the July death of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sheila-jackson-lee-dies-age-74\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Rep. 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