Debra Silverstein
Encyclopedia
Debra Silverstein is the Alderman of the 50th Ward
of the City of Chicago
, Illinois
. She defeated 38-year incumbent Bernard Stone
in the 2011 runoff election, a race in which she was endorsed by Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel
.
Silverstein is married to Illinois State Senator
Ira Silverstein
, with whom she has four children.
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms...
of the City of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. She defeated 38-year incumbent Bernard Stone
Bernard Stone
Bernard "Berny" L. Stone was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The 50th ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge, West Rogers Park and Peterson Park neighborhoods....
in the 2011 runoff election, a race in which she was endorsed by Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago. He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama...
.
Silverstein is married to Illinois State Senator
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from...
Ira Silverstein
Ira Silverstein
Ira I. Silverstein is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 8th district since 1999.- Early life :Silverstein attended Boone Elementary School and Mather High School and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago...
, with whom she has four children.