Elizabeth Holtzman

Elizabeth Holtzman
Holtzman in the 1970s
40th Comptroller of New York City
In office January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1993
Mayor	David Dinkins
Preceded by	Harrison Goldin
Succeeded by	Alan Hevesi
District Attorney of Kings County
In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1989
Preceded by	Eugene Gold
Succeeded by	Charles J. Hynes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	John Murphy
Succeeded by	Chuck Schumer
Personal details
Born	(1941-08-11) August 11, 1941 (age 83) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Harvard University (BA, JD)

Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party from 1973 to 1981. She also was District Attorney of Kings County from 1982 to 1989, and as the 40th Comptroller of New York City from 1990 to 1993.

Holtzman was seen as a possible candidate to replace Andrew Cuomo as Attorney General of New York in the 2010 election and in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner as the representative from New York's 9th congressional district.^[1][2]

In June 2022, she announced she would run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district in the 2022 election.^[3] She lost the Democratic nomination in the August 2022 primaries.

1. ↑ "AG hopeful begins TV spots". Democrat and Chronicle. April 25, 2010. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ↑ "Former Congresswoman Holtzman interested in Weiner's seat". Reuters. July 5, 2011.
3. ↑ "Former Rep. Holtzman Joins Crowded Field for NY House Seat". U.S. News & World Report. June 17, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022.