Elisabeth Holtzman
| Elizabeth Holtzman | |
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| 40th Comptroller of New York City | |
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In office January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Harrison Goldin |
| Succeeded by | Alan Hevesi |
| District Attorney of Kings County | |
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In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene Gold |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Hynes |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | John Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Schumer |
| Personal details | |
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August 11, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold office as the New York City Comptroller, and the District Attorney of Kings County, New York. A Democrat, she represented New York's 16th congressional district for four terms.
In 1974, Holtzman was a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which recommended three articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. After Nixon resigned as president and was given a presidential pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford, the judiciary committee held hearings on the pardon, in which Holtzman asked Ford whether his action had been a quid pro quo. Ford cut her off, declaring, "There was no deal, period, under no circumstances." Following the Watergate scandal, Holtzman authored a bill that allowed for an independent counsel to be appointed by a Washington, D.C., appeals court if requested by the attorney general. The law, passed in 1978, had a five-year sunset provision and expired in 1999.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York City, at Ocean Parkway, the daughter of attorney Sidney Holtzman and Filia Holtzman (a college professor). She is of Jewish descent. She is a graduate of Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School (1958),Radcliffe College (magna cum laude 1962), and Harvard Law School (1965). She was admitted to the bar in New York State (1966).
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