Background
Silverstein’s father was a public school teacher.
Silverstein’s father was a public school teacher.
Silverstein attended Boone Elementary School and Mather High School and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago.
The 8th Senate District consists of Forest Glen, North Park and West Ridge in the City of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs of Park Ridge, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and Skokie. He is currently the Democratic Caucus Chair. He later received his law degree from the John Marshall Law School.
Silverstein is the Chairman of the Senate Executive Committee, and he serves on the Senate Judiciary and Licensed Activities committees, and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR).
JCAR reviews regulations imposed by state departments on business and citizens to ensure they are in accordance with the department’s legal authority. In 2013, Silverstein introduced the "Internet Posting Removal Acting" which sought to require web site admins to "upon request, remove any posted comments posted by an anonymous poster unless the anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her Intellectual Property address, legal name, and home address are accurate.
The bill was the subject of much derision, and was later withdrawn. He has also introduced a modification to the Illinois Vehicle Code to make operating a motor vehicle with a wearable computing headset illegal.