Elissa Silverman | |
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| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the at-large district | |
| In office January 2, 2015 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | David Catania |
| Succeeded by | Kenyan McDuffie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 2014) Independent (2014–present) |
| Education | Brown University (BA) University of Maryland, College Park |
Elissa Silverman (born 1972/1973)[1] is an American politician and reporter from Washington, D.C., the United States capital. She served as an independent at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2015 to 2023. Before 2015, she was a journalist at The Washington Post and Washington City Paper covering D.C. politics, and a policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. She was re-elected in November 2018 for a four-year term, but lost her re-election bid in 2022.[2]
- ^ DeBonis, Mike. "Meet an at-large D.C. Council candidate: Elissa Silverman". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Zauzmer, Julie (November 9, 2022). "Shape of D.C. Council takes place, as longtime member Silverman ousted". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2023.