Elissa Silverman

MPD በዲሲ ውስጥ በሚካሄዱ የኢሚግሬሽን ማስከበር ሥራዎች ላይ ICE ን ወይም ሌሎች የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎችን መርዳት የለበትም።

Explicitly pledges to 'stop collaboration with ICE' and ensure the Council proactively defends DC's right to self-determination against Trump administration overreach. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate she said 'MPD should not cooperate with ICE when it comes to immigration enforcement — that is our law, we should follow our own law.'

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።

Endorsed by Greater Greater Washington (pro-transit), Bike Walk & Bus PAC, and DC YIMBYs, and is a self-described bike commuter; strong record supporting transit and active-transportation infrastructure.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።

Supports streamlining and increasing DCHA resources and the Housing Production Trust Fund; advocates removing obstacles to building and using public lands and public dollars strategically. Focuses on inclusive economic development that primarily benefits working families, not real estate developers and private equity firms.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website], [Meet the candidates — The 51st]

በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።

Supports an MPD that is 'properly trained and staffed and that protects residents and respects their rights.' Also funded the Cure the Streets violence interruption program and champions evidence-based programs to reduce gun violence alongside traditional policing. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate she called for following evidence-based best practices and implementing the post-George Floyd task-force recommendations to reform 'and bolster' MPD under the new chief.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ነጠላ-ቤተሰብ-ብቻ የዞን ገደቦችን በማስወገድ አፓርትመንቶችን እና 'የጎደለ-መሃል' ቤትን (ድብል፣ ትሪፕል እና ትናንሽ ባለ-ብዙ ቤተሰብ ህንፃዎች) በመላ ከተማው ሕጋዊ ማድረግ አለባት።

Advocates increasing the housing supply 'by removing unnecessary obstacles to building and by strategically using public lands and public dollars,' and worked to increase affordable units citywide through inclusionary zoning. Endorsed by DC YIMBYs; frames supply growth as primarily benefiting working families rather than developers. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate she rejected the supply-vs-affordability tradeoff, saying DC needs to 'do both' — build more and remove regulatory burdens while also filling hundreds of vacant DC Housing Authority units.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በትናንሽ እና በአካባቢ ንግዶች ላይ ግብርና ክፍያዎችን መቀነስ አለባት — እንደ የትንሽ ችርቻሮ ንብረት ግብር ቅናሽ ያለ እፎይታ መስጠትን ጨምሮ — እንዲከፈቱ፣ እንዲቀጥሉ እና እንዲያድጉ ለመርዳት።

Describes herself as 'an ally to local business owners, helping reduce red tape and appropriating millions in aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.' Her paid family leave oversight cut the employer tax rate while increasing benefits — a record of easing burdens on local businesses, oriented to red tape and targeted aid more than broad tax cuts.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ በከተማ አስተዳደር ላይ ለሚደረግ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ጣልቃ ገብነት ጸጥ ካለ ዲፕሎማሲ ወይም ተግባራዊ ድርድር ይልቅ በቆራጥ፣ ይፋዊ አቋም — ክስ በመመስረት፣ የጥበቃ ሕጎችን በማጽደቅ እና ሕገ-ወጥ የፌደራል ትዕዛዞችን ለመፈጸም በመቃወም — ምላሽ መስጠት አለባት።

Explicitly pledges to 'stop collaboration with ICE' and ensure the Council proactively defends DC's right to self-determination against Trump administration overreach. Called for a dedicated federal relations office at the Council level to keep DC's voice on the Hill consistent and strategic. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate she argued 'it's hard for us to argue for home rule when we don't follow our own law,' while stressing that the Council, Attorney General, Mayor, and Delegate should coordinate strategy so DC is not caught 'flatfooted' — pairing an assertive substantive stance with disciplined process.

ምንጮች፦ [Elissa Silverman for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ TOPA ን (የተከራዮች የመግዛት ዕድል አዋጅ) መልሳ ማቋቋምና ማጠናከር አለባት፣ ይህም ተከራዮች ህንፃቸው ለውጭ ገዢ ከመሸጡ በፊት የመግዛት መብት እንዲኖራቸው ለማድረግ ነው።

Voted Yes on the TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 (B 21-0147) at first and final reading during her At-Large Council term, supporting DC's tenant purchase rights framework.

ምንጮች፦ [TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 — DC Council LIMS]

ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate Silverman backed evidence-based violence interruption, citing University of Maryland researcher Thomas Abt and arguing DC is not currently following best practices. She frames violence prevention as something to do well alongside policing rather than as a wholesale replacement, and previously funded the Cure the Streets program.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የማህበራዊ ቤት ሞዴል — በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ፣ የተለያየ ገቢ ያላቸው የሚኖሩበት ቤት — መከተል አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate Silverman argued DC should redevelop its publicly owned housing authority land into mixed-income communities serving both low-income and market-rate residents — a publicly owned, mixed-income approach. Supportive in concept, framed around redeveloping existing public housing rather than a citywide social-housing program.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የፖሊስ መኮንኖችን ከመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ውጭ ማድረግ እና በምትኩ በአማካሪዎች፣ በማህበራዊ ሠራተኞች እና በአእምሮ-ጤና ሠራተኞች ላይ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate lightning round, asked whether she would vote to return armed police to public high schools this fall, Silverman declined to take a position either way, saying she was 'not sure' and would need to review the evidence-based best practices first. Recorded as neutral/undecided rather than a lean.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ለMetro (WMATA) የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ ሌሎች የከተማ አገልግሎቶችን መቀነስ ቢያስከትልም እንኳ።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate lightning round, Silverman backed funding Metro, calling it 'really important to our residents and to our economy.'

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ግን በMaryland ወይም Virginia የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ላይ የተጓዥ ግብር (commuter tax) መጣል አለባት (የፌደራል ሕግ ቢፈቅድ)።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate lightning round, Silverman said 'I do support a commuter tax,' adding that given federal job cuts she would think carefully about implementation timelines.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ራስ-ሰር የትራፊክ-ማስከበሪያ ካሜራ ፕሮግራሙን (የፍጥነት እና የቀይ-መብራት ካሜራዎች) ማስፋት አለባት።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate lightning round, Silverman opposed expanding automated traffic cameras while supporting keeping the existing ones, framing them as a safety (not revenue) tool.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election debate (April 28, 2026)]

ሁለቱ ሲጋጩ፣ ዲሲ በእያንዳንዱ ፕሮጀክት ላይ የጥልቅ-ተመጣጣኝነት መስፈርቶችን ከማብዛት ይልቅ ተጨማሪ ቤት በፍጥነት መገንባትን — ገበያ-ዋጋን ጨምሮ — ቅድሚያ መስጠት አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate Silverman rejected the production-vs-affordability framing — 'we need to do both,' build more and remove regulatory burdens while also filling hundreds of vacant DC Housing Authority units. Recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ባዶ የከተማ መሃል የቢሮ ህንፃዎችን ወደ ቤት ለመቀየር ማበረታቻዎችን መስጠት አለባት፣ ለእነዚያ ለውጦች የተመጣጣኝ-ቤት መስፈርቶችን መተውን ቢያስከትል እንኳ።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate Silverman said subsidizing office-to-residential conversions is 'the future of our downtown' (a change in her thinking), but 'challenge[d] the tradeoff,' arguing that because taxpayer dollars subsidize the conversions 'we can expect some affordability in those projects.' Supports conversions but resists a full affordability waiver; recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።

Silverman co-authored and was the lead champion of DC's paid family and medical leave law (up to 12 weeks) and previously led campaigns to raise the minimum wage. Expanding worker protections is her signature issue — strongly supports.

ምንጮች፦ [Supporting D.C.'s Workers and Businesses — Elissa Silverman for DC Council]