Mark Green (New York politician)

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Mark Green
1st New York City Public Advocate
In office January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by	Andrew Stein (as President of the New York City Council)
Succeeded by	Betsy Gotbaum
Personal details
Born	Mark Joseph Green (1945-03-15) March 15, 1945 (age 79) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lynn Heineman (divorced) Deni Frand (m. 1977)
Children	2
Relatives	Stephen L. Green (brother)
Education	Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Mark Joseph Green (born March 15, 1945) is an American author, former public official, public interest lawyer, and Democratic politician from New York City. Green was New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner from 1990 to 1993 and New York City Public Advocate from 1994 to 2002.

Green won Democratic primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and mayor of New York City, in each case losing the general election.