Turner, Sylvester
D TX-18 house
Official profile: https://www.congress.gov/member/sylvester-turner/T000489
Congress bioguide ID: T000489
Issue positions (current Congress)
Nearest impartial position on each issue, inferred from Yea/Nay votes and each bill's stance map (what a Yea vs Nay advances). This is not a Support/Oppose score for the issue topic. Unmapped counts are real votes that still lack a catalog mapping — not non-votes. See Methodology.
Social Security & Medicare
Nearest position: Protect current benefit structure
Confidence: medium · 3 mapped votes · 1 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 2 → protect-benefits-status ★
- 1 → delivery-and-integrity
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 1 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Education
Nearest position: Tied: Gender-identity-inclusive participation · Sex-based athletics eligibility
Confidence: low · 2 mapped votes · 3 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 1 → sex-based-sports-eligibility ★
- 1 → gender-identity-inclusive-participation ★
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 3 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Inflation & Cost of Living
Nearest position: Direct household cost relief
Confidence: medium · 3 mapped votes · 2 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 2 → household-relief ★
- 1 → macro-tight-policy
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 2 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Gun Policy
Nearest position: Catalog gap — 5 real Yea/Nay votes on this issue could not be mapped to a catalog position (not an absence).
Confidence: none · 0 mapped votes · 5 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 5 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Voting & Elections
Nearest position: Catalog gap — 3 real Yea/Nay votes on this issue could not be mapped to a catalog position (not an absence).
Confidence: none · 0 mapped votes · 3 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 3 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Nearest position: Tougher penalties and enforcement
Confidence: medium · 5 mapped votes · 5 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 3 → tougher-penalties-enforcement ★
- 2 → status-quo-reject-change
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 5 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Public Lands & Wildlife
Nearest position: Conservation and preservation first
Confidence: medium · 9 mapped votes
- 7 → conservation-preservation-first ★
- 2 → access-multiple-use
Veterans Affairs
Nearest position: Expand benefits and access
Confidence: medium · 3 mapped votes
- 3 → expand-benefits-access ★
Housing
Nearest position: Catalog gap — 1 real Yea/Nay vote on this issue could not be mapped to a catalog position (not an absence).
Confidence: none · 0 mapped votes · 1 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 1 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Regulation & Agency Oversight
Nearest position: Process, transparency, and reporting
Confidence: high · 24 mapped votes
- 11 → process-transparency-reporting ★
- 5 → preserve-agency-rules
- 4 → status-quo-reject-change
- 3 → deregulatory-burden-reduction
- 1 → disapprove-nullify-rules
Taxes & Government Spending
Nearest position: Status quo / reject this change
Confidence: high · 12 mapped votes · 2 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 4 → status-quo-reject-change ★
- 3 → lower-taxes-constrain-spend
- 2 → process-fiscal-rules
- 2 → revenue-for-programs
- 1 → targeted-incentives
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 2 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Healthcare
Nearest position: Catalog gap — 10 real Yea/Nay votes on this issue could not be mapped to a catalog position (not an absence).
Confidence: none · 0 mapped votes · 10 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 10 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Congressional Procedure
Nearest position: Protect minority rights and open deliberation
Confidence: medium · 9 mapped votes · 5 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 8 → protect-minority-deliberation ★
- 1 → adopt-majority-agenda-rules
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 5 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Foreign Policy & Sanctions
Nearest position: Status quo / reject this change
Confidence: medium · 7 mapped votes
- 3 → status-quo-reject-change ★
- 2 → engagement-diplomacy-aid
- 1 → sanctions-pressure
- 1 → democracy-human-rights-abroad
Abortion & Reproductive Policy
Nearest position: Tied: Federal protections for access · Federal restrictions or limited federal funding
Confidence: low · 2 mapped votes · 5 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 1 → protect-access ★
- 1 → restrict-federal-role ★
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 5 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Immigration & Border
Nearest position: Tied: Incremental or status-quo oriented · Status quo / reject this change
Confidence: medium · 8 mapped votes · 4 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 3 → incremental-status-quo ★
- 3 → status-quo-reject-change ★
- 1 → legal-pathways-asylum
- 1 → enforcement-deterrence
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 4 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Energy & Climate
Nearest position: Accelerate clean-energy transition
Confidence: high · 11 mapped votes · 4 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
- 6 → accelerate-clean-transition ★
- 2 → status-quo-reject-change
- 2 → expand-domestic-production
- 1 → reliability-affordability
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 4 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Defense & National Security
Nearest position: Acquisition reform and efficiency
Confidence: low · 1 mapped vote
- 1 → acquisition-reform-efficiency ★
Labor & Employment
Nearest position: Catalog gap — 7 real Yea/Nay votes on this issue could not be mapped to a catalog position (not an absence).
Confidence: none · 0 mapped votes · 7 unmapped (cast, not linked to a position)
Unmapped by reason (catalog / mapping gaps — not non-votes):
- 7 — Issue tagged but stance map has no entry for this issue
Issue positions (tenure / cumulative)
| Issue | Nearest position | Mapped | Unmapped (cast) | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Gender-identity-inclusive participation · Sex-based athletics eligibility | 2 | 3 | low |
| Regulation & Agency Oversight | Process, transparency, and reporting | 24 | 0 | high |
| Public Lands & Wildlife | Conservation and preservation first | 9 | 0 | medium |
| Immigration & Border | Incremental or status-quo oriented · Status quo / reject this change | 8 | 4 | medium |
| Defense & National Security | Acquisition reform and efficiency | 1 | 0 | low |
| Housing | Catalog gap (1 vote cast, not yet mapped) | 0 | 1 | none |
| Labor & Employment | Catalog gap (7 votes cast, not yet mapped) | 0 | 7 | none |
| Inflation & Cost of Living | Direct household cost relief | 3 | 2 | medium |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Status quo / reject this change | 12 | 2 | high |
| Congressional Procedure | Protect minority rights and open deliberation | 9 | 5 | medium |
| Social Security & Medicare | Protect current benefit structure | 3 | 1 | medium |
| Foreign Policy & Sanctions | Status quo / reject this change | 7 | 0 | medium |
| Veterans Affairs | Expand benefits and access | 3 | 0 | medium |
| Energy & Climate | Accelerate clean-energy transition | 11 | 4 | high |
| Voting & Elections | Catalog gap (3 votes cast, not yet mapped) | 0 | 3 | none |
| Abortion & Reproductive Policy | Federal protections for access · Federal restrictions or limited federal funding | 2 | 5 | low |
| Gun Policy | Catalog gap (5 votes cast, not yet mapped) | 0 | 5 | none |
| Criminal Justice & Public Safety | Tougher penalties and enforcement | 5 | 5 | medium |
| Healthcare | Catalog gap (10 votes cast, not yet mapped) | 0 | 10 | none |
Vote history
| Position | Roll | Question | Official |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffries | house #2 | Election of the Speaker | Roll call |
| Yea | house #14 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #30 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Nay | house #38 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Yea | house #43 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #51 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Roll call |
| Nay | house #52 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Nay | house #53 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #54 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #55 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #46 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Nay | house #47 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |
| Yea | house #16 · Bill | On Motion to Recommit | Roll call |
| Yea | house #22 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #23 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #24 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #25 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #26 · Bill | On Motion to Recommit | Roll call |
| Nay | house #27 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #28 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #29 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #3 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Nay | house #31 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |
| Yea | house #32 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Roll call |
| Nay | house #33 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #34 · Bill | On Motion to Recommit | Roll call |
| Yea | house #35 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #36 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Roll call |
| Yea | house #37 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #4 · Bill | On Motion to Commit with Instructions | Roll call |
| Nay | house #42 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #44 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #48 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #49 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #5 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |
| Nay | house #50 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended | Roll call |
| Nay | house #17 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #18 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #19 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Roll call |
| Nay | house #20 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Nay | house #21 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |
| Present | house #1 | Call by States | Roll call |
| Yea | house #10 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #11 · Bill | On Motion to Recommit | Roll call |
| Nay | house #12 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #13 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #15 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Nay | house #6 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Nay | house #41 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #8 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Yea | house #9 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #39 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |
| Yea | house #40 · Bill | On Motion to Recommit | Roll call |
| Nay | house #7 · Bill | On Passage | Roll call |
| Yea | house #45 · Bill | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Roll call |
| Nay | house #56 · Bill | On Ordering the Previous Question | Roll call |
| Nay | house #57 · Bill | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Roll call |