Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: west hartford , ct - size: 225px - caption: scott slifka at west hartford library opening - party: democrat - spouse: noelle simpson slifka - office: mayor of west hartford , ct - birth date: 5 march 1974 - term start: 2004 - name: scott slifka - image: scott slifka at west hartford library opening.jpg - birth place: chicago , illinois Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of scott slifka .
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scott slifka -lrb- born robert scott slifka , march 5 , 1974 in chicago , illinois -rrb- is an american politician and the current mayor of west hartford , connecticut .running as a democrat , he was elected to the town council in 2001 and 2003 , and was elected mayor in 2004 and subsequently reelected in 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , and 2011 .his current term ends in 2015 .slifka was raised in west hartford and attended george washington university and the george washington university law school .he served as chief-of-staff for connecticut secretary of state susan bysiewicz .in 2006 he ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of connecticut , losing in the democratic primary .in july 2008 , hartford magazine named slifka one of greater hartford 's 50 most influential people .