Silver served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015.
Speaker Silver has been an extraordinary public servant since his election to the Assembly in 1975 and has been an exemplary leader of that body since 1994.
By Jack Bendheim and Sam Sutton
We are certain of this: advocacy is important, but it's nothing without champions in elected office.
Mr. Lhota promptly followed up his attack on Mr. Silver with an extravagant fundraising e-mail.
