Former Representative for Texas’s 18th District, 2025
Sylvester Turner
Replaced Erica Lee Carter in 2025
Record from the 119th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure
- In office
- House 2025
Under a year in Congress
Did not complete the term. Turner served 2 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2027 (died in office on Mar 4, 2025). Succeeded by Christian D. Menefee (Democrat) in February 2026. Too few votes to score; the vote counts are below.
Fast turnover in this seat. Texas’s 18th District has had 3 members since November 2024: Sheila Jackson Lee (until Jul 2024, died in office)seat vacant 4 monthsErica Lee Carter (Nov 2024 – Jan 2025)Sylvester Turner (Jan – Mar 2025, died in office)seat vacant 11 monthsChristian D. Menefee (since Feb 2026)
Bottom line
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and Health.
- 2 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.
Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.
- Under a year in Congress.
His cosponsorships on Republican bills: not measured yet (it needs five sponsored bills and a cosponsorship).
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Turner.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
His share of cosponsorships across the aisle is not measured yet; closest in his party: Fletcher and Pingree.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
0.02expected 0.44 · average member 1.00
0 of 2 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.02 against a peer median of 0.44.
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 D 0–212 no longer in office
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 D 1–210 no longer in office
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 D 1–212 no longer in office
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 D 149–64 no longer in office
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 D 0–208 no longer in office
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 D 0–211 no longer in office
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 D 10–195 no longer in office
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 D 35–164 no longer in office
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing 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". Feb 26, 2025 NAY D 6–205
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 D 13–190 no longer in office
Voted with his party on 1 of the 1 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Voted on 56 of 56 roll calls held while in office, too few to place on a left–right scale or against his party.
- Major bills: with his party on 1 of 1.
The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.
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