Sylvester Turner

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2025–nowID T000489

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 34 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 34 · both combined

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓2025

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

97.1%with Democrats

of 34 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 4, 2025H.Res. 177Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions H.J. Res 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 3, 2025H.R. 758Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textMail Traffic Deaths Reporting ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Mar 3, 2025H.R. 856Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 27, 2025H.J.Res. 20Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 26, 2025H.J.Res. 35Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 26, 2025H.R. 695Medal of Honor ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 25, 2025H.Con.Res. 14Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 25, 2025H.R. 804Rural Small Business Resilience ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 34 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress100% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes

Immigration— · 4 votes

Energy— · 3 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes

Government Operations and Politics— · 2 votes

Economics and Public Finance— · 1 vote

Environmental Protection— · 1 vote

International Affairs— · 1 vote

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1 vote

They also voted in 8 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Armed Forces and National Security, Commerce, Emergency Management, Finance and Financial Sector, Native Americans, Taxation, Transportation and Public Works.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

1 Congresses

119th · 2025

Democrat · House · TX119th–119th

Term datesexact

Sylvester Turner

Representative from Texas

HOUSED2025–now1 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

97.1%with Democrats

of 34 votes · 2.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 34 · combined

Career arc

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2025–26 · 119th · Democrat · of 34 votes97.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 34 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Congress100% · 13

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5

Immigration— · 4

Energy— · 3

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2

Government Operations and Politics— · 2

Economics and Public Finance— · 1

Environmental Protection— · 1

International Affairs— · 1

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1

Also voted in 8 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Armed Forces and National Security, Commerce, Emergency Management, Finance and Financial Sector, Native Americans, Taxation, Transportation and Public Works.

Service record

119th · 2025119th · 2025

Democrat119th–119th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th