[AuH2ORepublican]

"I wonder if this Silber is related to the former Boston University President John Silber, the unsuccessful Democrat gubernatorial nominee in MA in 1990, and a mentor of the once popular William J. "Bill" Bennett. I know that the MA Silber had some kind of TX roots."

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Maybe DJ knows, since I know that he liked John Silber (or at least liked him better than Bill Weld).

Isn't John Silber Jewish? I know that there are quite a few Jews in Texas (Martin Frost comes to mind), but it seems odd that San Antonio would elect a Jewish Democrat to the state house in 1970. But then again, Birmingham, AL elected a Jewish Democrat to Congress throughout the 1980s.

[Theodore R.]

I don't know if Silber is Jewish, but the name does "sound" Jewish, as it could be a corruption of "Silver."

[fieldmarshaldj]

I have no idea if this fmr. Rep. Silber is related to the former BU President. The Texan apparently only served the remainder of a term in a special election. I was interested in how he managed to attain a Chairmanship in such a short period, let alone what contributed to his defeat.