Sheldon Silver Politician

Sheldon "Shelly" Silver (born February 13, 1944) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York, who rose to become Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1994. On January 30, 2015, eight days after his arrest on federal corruption charges, Silver submitted his resignation as Speaker, effective February 2.

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Sheldon Silver
Birth dateFebruary 13, 1944
Birth place
New York City , Lower East Side , New York
Religion
Orthodox Judaism
Residence
New York City
Education
Brooklyn Law School

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