Editing Mitchell Silver

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|+'''Mitchell Silver'''
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!Office
|Member, [[Raleigh City Council]] (District A)
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!Term started
|December 2, 2024
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!Education
|Pratt Institute (B.Arch.)

Hunter College (M.U.P.)
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!Profession
|Urban planner
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'''Mitchell "Mitch" Silver''' is a member of the [[Raleigh City Council]] representing District A. He was elected in November 2024. Prior to his election, Silver served as Raleigh’s planning director and later as commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Raleigh councilman brings extensive background in urban planning to City Council|url=https://abc11.com/post/mitchell-silver-councilman-brings-love-capital-city-big-experience-raleigh-council/15544400/|website=ABC11 WTVD|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

== Raleigh City Council ==
On November 5, 2024, Silver won the District A race, defeating incumbent council member [[Mary Black]] and fellow challenger [[Whitney Hill]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Raleigh’s Seven City Council Races, Most Incumbents Hang On While District A Elects a Former Planning Director|url=https://indyweek.com/news/in-raleighs-seven-city-council-races-most-incumbents-hang-on-while-district-a-elects-a-former-planning-director/|website=INDY Week|date=November 6, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>
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|+2024 Election Results (District A)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=92&office=LOC&contest=17|title=11/05/2024 Official General Election Results - Wake|website=NC State Board of Elections|date=November 5, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>
!Candidate 
!Votes
!Percent
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|Mitchell Silver
|17,900
|40.04%
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|Whitney Hill
|14,746
|32.99%
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|Mary Black-Branch
|11,860
|26.53%
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Silver was sworn into office on December 2, 2024, alongside the incoming City Council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Raleigh swears in mayor, council members|url=https://abc11.com/post/city-raleigh-swears-mayor-council-members/15616723/|website=ABC11 WTVD|date=December 3, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Silver was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Midwood High School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leading Voices: Mitchell Silver|url=https://www.zrgpartners.com/insights/leading-voices-mitchell-silver|website=ZRG Partners|date=2025|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Pratt Institute and a Master of Urban Planning degree from Hunter College.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Planning and Community: A Conversation with Mitch Silver|url=https://www.hunterurban.org/news/planning-and-community-a-conversation-with-mitch-silver|website=Hunter Urban Policy & Planning|date=October 16, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

Silver worked in planning and public administration roles in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. prior to relocating to North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leading Voices: Mitchell Silver|url=https://www.zrgpartners.com/insights/leading-voices-mitchell-silver|website=ZRG Partners|date=2025|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

In 2005, Silver was appointed planning director for the City of Raleigh. He later served as chief planning and development officer, overseeing land use planning and development policy during a period of rapid growth in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Raleigh councilman brings extensive background in urban planning to City Council|url=https://abc11.com/post/mitchell-silver-councilman-brings-love-capital-city-big-experience-raleigh-council/15544400/|website=ABC11 WTVD|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

Silver served as president of the American Planning Association from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mitchell Silver: redesigning the way we live|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jul/02/mitchell-silver-redesigning-way-live|website=The Guardian|date=July 2, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

In March 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Silver as commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=De Blasio Appoints Mitchell Silver New Parks Commissioner|url=https://observer.com/2014/03/de-blasio-appoints-mitchell-silver-new-parks-commissioner/|website=Observer|date=March 21, 2014|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref> He served in that role until 2021, when he announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver to Resign|url=https://ny1.com/nyc/bronx/news/2021/03/09/nyc-parks-commissioner-mitchell-silver-to-resign|website=NY1|date=March 9, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2026}}</ref>

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