Elizabeth Holtzman

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Elizabeth Holtzman

Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American politician . Between 1973 and 1981 she represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1958, Elizabeth Holtzman graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn. She then attended Radcliffe College until 1962 . After completing a law degree at Harvard University and being admitted to the bar in 1966, she began working in this profession in New York City. At the same time she embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1970 and 1972 she was a member of the state board of her party and district chairwoman in her home country.

In the 1972 congressional election , Holtzman was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th  constituency of New York , where she succeeded John M. Murphy on January 3, 1973 . After three re-elections, she was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1981 . During this time the Vietnam War ended . In Congress, she sat on the Justice Committee and the Budget Committee . As a member of the Justice Committee, she was involved in the proposed impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon in 1974 in connection with the Watergate affair .

In 1980 and 1992, she ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . In 1980 she was nominated for this office by her party, but failed in the regular elections against the Republican Al D'Amato , while in 1992 she was eliminated in the primaries of her party. From 1981 to 1982 she was on the faculty of the New York University School of Law and its Graduate School of Public Administration . She then served as the Brooklyn District Attorney between 1982 and 1989. From 1990 to 1993 she was the New York City Comptroller . Then she practiced as a lawyer again. She was also a member of a commission to prosecute Nazi and Japanese crimes during World War II .

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SURNAME Holtzman, Elizabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York