[5] Silver came in first in the primary election held on September 2, 1996, to replace Ron Klein in Florida House of Representatives District 89.
[6] In October, Silver won the Democratic nomination for the runoff election over Glenn Wichinsky.
Because there was no Republican opposition,[2] by winning the runoff, Silver essentially won the District 89 Seat.
[7] In June 2022, Silver filed a lawsuit against a Florida law banning abortions after 15 weeks, on the grounds that the law infringed on the constitution's right to freedom of religion, among other legal entitlements.
[8] Silver led Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor in Palm Beach County from 1996.