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2026 District of Columbia At-Large Member of the Council — General Election · November 3, 2026
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District of Columbia Board of Elections - November 3, 2026 General Election
Office: At-Large Member of the Council
Candidate: Elissa Silverman
Party: Independent
Date Filed: 7/31/2026
Address: P.O. Box 1156, 20013
Phone: 714-588-0963
Email: [email protected]
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P.O. Box 1156, 20013
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Phone: 714-588-0963
Email: [email protected]
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When she served on the D.C. Council from 2015 to 2023, she was the lead champion for D.C.’s paid family leave program, which has benefitted tens of thousands of workers. She was an ally to local business owners, helping reduce red tape and appropriating millions in aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. And she has always been a committed fighter to keep the D.C. government responsive and accountable to taxpayers.
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When she served on the D.C. Council from 2015 to 2023, she was the lead champion for D.C.’s paid family leave program, which has benefitted tens of thousands of workers. She was an ally to local business owners, helping reduce red tape and appropriating millions in aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. And she has always been a committed fighter to keep the D.C. government responsive and accountable to taxpayers.
Elissa has spent her career making District government work better for everyone. She began as a journalist, authoring the Washington City Paper's “Loose Lips” political column, and then later worked as a reporter for the Washington Post. Elissa then transitioned out of reporting into public policy. At the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, she analyzed the city's budget and led advocacy campaigns to raise the minimum wage and increase transparency and accountability among D.C. agencies.
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Elissa has spent her career making District government work better for everyone. She began as a journalist, authoring the Washington City Paper's “Loose Lips” political column, and then later worked as a reporter for the Washington Post. Elissa then transitioned out of reporting into public policy. At the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, she analyzed the city's budget and led advocacy campaigns to raise the minimum wage and increase transparency and accountability among D.C. agencies.
Elissa grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a proud graduate of the city's public schools. She earned her B.A. from Brown University, where her studies sparked an interest in cities and urban affairs.
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Elissa grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a proud graduate of the city's public schools. She earned her B.A. from Brown University, where her studies sparked an interest in cities and urban affairs.
Elissa is a Ward 6 resident and owns a home in Capitol Hill near H Street NE. She is a longtime bike commuter, plays doubles for the D.C. Tennis Club in the USTA league, and is an enthusiastic, if not terribly skilled, baker and cook. She currently serves as a board member of Seabury Resources for Aging, which provides D.C. seniors and their families housing and other supportive resources.
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Elissa is a Ward 6 resident and owns a home in Capitol Hill near H Street NE. She is a longtime bike commuter, plays doubles for the D.C. Tennis Club in the USTA league, and is an enthusiastic, if not terribly skilled, baker and cook. She currently serves as a board member of Seabury Resources for Aging, which provides D.C. seniors and their families housing and other supportive resources.
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D.C. residents, workers, and civic institutions are under threat from the Trump administration. District government needs to protect our neighbors and our city from President Trump and his administration, not collaborate in their terror and lawlessness. Elissa is strategic, and she has experience standing up to hate and political intimidation. She will stop collaboration with ICE and ensure the Council proactively defends our right to self-determination.
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D.C. residents, workers, and civic institutions are under threat from the Trump administration. District government needs to protect our neighbors and our city from President Trump and his administration, not collaborate in their terror and lawlessness. Elissa is strategic, and she has experience standing up to hate and political intimidation. She will stop collaboration with ICE and ensure the Council proactively defends our right to self-determination.
Elissa co-authored the District’s paid family and medical leave law, which provides working people in D.C. with up to 12 weeks of paid leave to welcome a new child, care for a loved one, or recover from illness. The program launched successfully in 2020, and--owing to Elissa’s persistent oversight of the initiative--benefits increased and the tax rate was cut for employers. That is a win-win for D.C. She also appropriated money to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, critical revenue to keep them going in that tough time. Her know-how and proven experience will help make D.C.’s economy stronger.
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Elissa co-authored the District’s paid family and medical leave law, which provides working people in D.C. with up to 12 weeks of paid leave to welcome a new child, care for a loved one, or recover from illness. The program launched successfully in 2020, and--owing to Elissa’s persistent oversight of the initiative--benefits increased and the tax rate was cut for employers. That is a win-win for D.C. She also appropriated money to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, critical revenue to keep them going in that tough time. Her know-how and proven experience will help make D.C.’s economy stronger.
Elissa has been an innovator in making homes affordable for people of all income levels. She advocates for increasing the housing supply by removing unnecessary obstacles to building and by strategically using public lands and public dollars. She worked to increase affordable-housing units citywide through the use of inclusionary zoning. She has been recognized in the press as a champion for families in public housing, leading the effort to create a maintenance and repair fund to make sure these homes are in compliance with safe housing law. Elissa also created a program that allows seniors to continue living in their longtime homes and voted to increase downpayment assistance for city-sponsored home purchase programs. She focuses on inclusive economic development that primarily benefits working families, not real estate developers and private equity firms.
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Elissa has been an innovator in making homes affordable for people of all income levels. She advocates for increasing the housing supply by removing unnecessary obstacles to building and by strategically using public lands and public dollars. She worked to increase affordable-housing units citywide through the use of inclusionary zoning. She has been recognized in the press as a champion for families in public housing, leading the effort to create a maintenance and repair fund to make sure these homes are in compliance with safe housing law. Elissa also created a program that allows seniors to continue living in their longtime homes and voted to increase downpayment assistance for city-sponsored home purchase programs. She focuses on inclusive economic development that primarily benefits working families, not real estate developers and private equity firms.
Elissa is a graduate of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Citizens Academy. She supports an MPD that is properly trained and staffed and that protects residents and respects their rights. She also worked with former D.C. General Attorney General Karl Racine to fund the Cure the Streets violence interruption program, and she supports evidence-based programs to reduce gun violence. She has championed innovative jobs programs for adults and youth that lead to permanent, living-wage careers. She expanded the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, increasing the pay for some age groups.
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Elissa is a graduate of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Citizens Academy. She supports an MPD that is properly trained and staffed and that protects residents and respects their rights. She also worked with former D.C. General Attorney General Karl Racine to fund the Cure the Streets violence interruption program, and she supports evidence-based programs to reduce gun violence. She has championed innovative jobs programs for adults and youth that lead to permanent, living-wage careers. She expanded the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, increasing the pay for some age groups.
Elissa worked to create and fund the D.C. Healthcare Sector Partnership to get D.C.’s largest private sector employers, our hospitals and healthcare providers, to train D.C. residents in sought-after careers like nursing. She is focused on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate. Elissa expanded the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, increasing the pay for some young people. She also created and funded a year-round internship for young people to expose more of our youth to permanent, living-wage careers.
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Elissa worked to create and fund the D.C. Healthcare Sector Partnership to get D.C.’s largest private sector employers, our hospitals and healthcare providers, to train D.C. residents in sought-after careers like nursing. She is focused on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate. Elissa expanded the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, increasing the pay for some young people. She also created and funded a year-round internship for young people to expose more of our youth to permanent, living-wage careers.
Elissa wants to make D.C. a city that works—for every resident, in every ward, in every neighborhood of the city. Elissa listens to D.C. residents and holds District agencies accountable. In her prior two terms on the D.C. Council, Elissa passed and funded innovative laws to make life better for working families and for local businesses. She’ll keep doing that when she returns to the Council.
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Elissa wants to make D.C. a city that works—for every resident, in every ward, in every neighborhood of the city. Elissa listens to D.C. residents and holds District agencies accountable. In her prior two terms on the D.C. Council, Elissa passed and funded innovative laws to make life better for working families and for local businesses. She’ll keep doing that when she returns to the Council.
With Trump costing tens of thousands of our residents their jobs and dragging down our economy, we need to use our resources efficiently and effectively. Elissa has a strong track record of ensuring the District’s $22 billion budget delivers programs that work, makes residents’ lives better, and strengthens our local businesses. D.C. taxpayers should get their money’s worth: 911 calls need to be answered swiftly, D.C. kids deserve high-functioning public schools that meet their needs, streets must be safe and maintained properly, and our job training programs should lead to living-wage careers.
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With Trump costing tens of thousands of our residents their jobs and dragging down our economy, we need to use our resources efficiently and effectively. Elissa has a strong track record of ensuring the District’s $22 billion budget delivers programs that work, makes residents’ lives better, and strengthens our local businesses. D.C. taxpayers should get their money’s worth: 911 calls need to be answered swiftly, D.C. kids deserve high-functioning public schools that meet their needs, streets must be safe and maintained properly, and our job training programs should lead to living-wage careers.
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Elissa Silverman — At-Large; Term: 07/17/2026 - 01/02/2027; Time on Council: 2015 to 2023, 2026 to Present.
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