Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud Houstonians — often spoke of a shared goal to serve the city they loved. Turner,

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office last year amid a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Turner's death raised immediate questions about the future of the 18th Congressional District in Houston, long a Democratic stronghold.

Turner was elected in November to fill the seat left vacant after the passing of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,

Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18, has died, ABC13 learned Wednesday morning. He was 70.