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Rep. Sylvester Turner<\/a> has died, according to fellow House Democrats.<\/p>\n The first-term Texas Democrat had been elected in 2024 to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in office last year.<\/p>\n Democrats announced his death to their colleagues in a closed-door leadership meeting Wednesday morning, according to three people familiar with the situation. <\/p>\n Other Democrats publicly expressed condolences on X, with Rep. Terri Sewell<\/a> (D-Ala.) writing: \u201cHe leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of service as Mayor of Houston and the Representative for Texas\u2019 18th Congressional District. May he Rest in Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Turner\u2019s congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Turner, 70, had revealed in 2022 he had undergone treatment for bone cancer, though he had declared himself \u201ccancer free<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n