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Elizabeth Holtzman

Personal data
Date of birthAugust 11, 1941
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocrat
ResidenceBrooklyn
Alma materRadcliffe College
Harvard Law School
Professionlawyer
CommitteesHouse Judiciary Committee
House Budget Committee
ReligionJudaism
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district
In office1973 - 1981
Succeeded byCharles E. Schumer
Preceded byEmanuel Celler
40th Comptroller of New York City
In officeJanuary 1, 1990 - December 31, 1993
Succeeded byAlan Hevesi
Preceded byHarrison J. Goldin

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Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American lawyer and former Democratic politician, pioneer woman officeholder, four term U.S. Representative (youngest woman), two term District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn) (first woman), and New York City Comptroller (first woman).

Her role on the House Judiciary committee during the Watergate scandal drew national attention.

Elizabeth Holtzman Video

Elizabeth Holtzman, Esq, at a forum in Philadelphia, PA, on Nov. 11, 2006, calls for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and VP Richard Cheney. She is a former Congresswoman from NYC, and an ex-member of the legendary House's Judiciary Committee, in 1974. It drove President Richard M. Nixon out of office for his Watergate-related crimes.
9.03 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Forget the election, '08 is about impeachment. Impeachment investigations now will lead to the resignation of Bush and Cheney and put the current candidates on warning. Find out why we have to insist on impeachment from the woman who wrote the book on it. Former Congresswoman and author, Elizabeth Holtzman is a voice of reason in these unreasonable times.
26.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 From the historic Hearing on Executive Power & Bush Administration.
8.20 min. | 4.81 user rating		 Anti-Iraqi War and Pro-Impeachment activists are featured in this photo collage with a voice-over track. Extracted comments spotlight various speakers at public events over the last few years. On it, you will hear, in the order of their appearance: Cynthia McKinney, a Democrat, and former member of the US Congress from the state of Georgia; Peace Mom, Cindy Sheehan; David Swanson, cofounder of AfterDowningStreet.org; Elizabeth Holtzman, attorney, author and champion of the impeachment process; the splendid Celt, the Hon. George Galloway, MB; and John Nichols, an author and popular columnist for "The Nation" magazine.
9.47 min. | 4.5 user rating		 This rally took place at Columbus Circle, New York City, on June 26, 2009, to support the green movement of Iranian people in their fight against the fraudant elections of 2009. The rally was organized by Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, and Student World Assembly. The following people spoke at this great event: Larry Cox, Elizabeth Holtzman, Chris Hedges, Reza Fakhari, Jeff Bachman, Hadi Ghaemi, Elahe Sharifpour, Bitta Mostofi.
9.50 min. | 5.0 user rating
After the witnesses make their statements, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers questions them (Elizabeth Holtzman, Bob Barr, Ross Anderson) about impeaching George W. Bush. First half of Conyers' questioning. Part 12 - 7/25/08
7.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 House Judiciary Committee hears from former US Representative Elizabeth Holtzman on impeaching George W. Bush. Part 5 - 7/25/08
8.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 After the witnesses make their statements, House Judiciary Committee member Brad Sherman questions witnesses (Elizabeth Holtzman) about impeaching George W. Bush. Part 24 - 7/25/08
5.98 min. | 0 user rating		 After the witnesses make their statements, House Judiciary Committee member Bobby Scott questions witnesses (Elizabeth Holtzman, Vincent Bugliosi) about impeaching George W. Bush. Second half - Part 17 - 7/25/08
4.07 min. | 5.0 user rating		 After the witnesses make their statements, House Judiciary Committee member Steve Cohen questions witnesses (Bruce Fein, Elizabeth Holtzman) about impeaching George W. Bush. Part 23 - 7/25/08
5.87 min. | 3.66 user rating

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Nu Osama Binladen dood is kan ook Bush JR gestraft worden - Nieuwslog Tweet this news
Nieuwslog---Elizabeth Holtzman- is oud senator van de staat New York en heeft een uitmuntende reputatie op het gebied van oprechte politiek. Zo was ze oa lid van het comite dat Richard Nixon's daden onderzocht tijdens de Watergate-affaire Zij heeft i - Date : Tue, 03 May 2011 10:13:31 GMT+00:00
Elizabeth F. Coons - Fredericksburg.com Tweet this news
Fredericksburg.com--Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Richard A. Coons; children Laura Kelley (and Jimmy), Donald Coons, Bambi Ford (and Daniel Jr.), Tanya Tunstall (and Lonnie), Irene -Holtzman- (and John) and Kathy Apol (and Jeff); son-in-law R - Date : Wed, 11 May 2011 04:32:14 GMT+00:00
Palestinians Offer First-Ever Corporate Bonds - Truthdig Tweet this news
Truthdig--By Mr. Fish By -Elizabeth Holtzman- and Cynthia L. Cooper By Chris Abani Following a possible 10-day freeze on revenue collected on Palestinian goods that pass through Israel's ports and airports, a Palestinian investment firm has issued .. - Date : Fri, 13 May 2011 02:43:12 GMT+00:00
Former NY Rep. Michael McMahon Joins Law Firm - New York Daily News (blog) Tweet this news
New York Daily News (blog)---Elizabeth Holtzman-. The former congressman, who was endorsed by both Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg, was defeated last year by Republican newcomer Michael Grimm, a former Marine and ex-FBI agent. The firm also includes Kevin - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:52:38 GMT+00:00
Hot, Hip and Oh-So-Vibrant Vieques - Jewish Exponent Tweet this news
Jewish Exponent--A former associate director of the American Jewish Congress, ex-vice president of Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, and ex-political consultant to -Elizabeth Holtzman-, noted, "I've been on almost every Caribbean island, a - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:39:06 GMT+00:00
The Double Standard of The Nation on Impeachment - Antiwar.com (blog) Tweet this news
Antiwar.com (blog)--Then The Nation was a leading voice calling for impeachment of Bush, for example in a landmark article in the January 30,2006 issue, by -Elizabeth Holtzmann- who help draft articles of impeachment against Nixon. In that article under t - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:21:13 GMT+00:00
Fall River considers banning sale of tobacco products at pharmacies, health ... - Wicked Local Westport Tweet this news
Wicked Local Westport--Supported by teen and adult advocates, the Board of Health and others, this city is bidding to join Boston, Needham, Newton and Everett and become the state's fifth city to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and oth - Date : Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:46:29 GMT+00:00
Will Obama Repeat Carter's UN Mistake on Israel? - American Thinker Tweet this news
American Thinker--Liberal Democrat Congresswoman -Elizabeth Holtzman- declared that she did not believe Carter's explanation. Mayor Ed Koch, often a bellwether of American ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:07:15 GMT+00:00
Google Denies WikiLeaks Censorship - Truthdig Tweet this news
Truthdig--By Andrew Foster Altschul By -Elizabeth Holtzman- and Cynthia L. Cooper By Susan Faludi In a BBC interview with Eric Schmidt, ... - Date : Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:14:04 GMT+00:00
听民意为政途铺路？ 纽约华裔主计长首开里民大会 - 网易 Tweet this news
网易--纽约市自从1989年修改宪法，从评估委员会(Board of Estimate)变成主计长办公室，二十多年来，从荷兹曼(-Elizabeth Holtzman-)、夏伟思(Alan Hevesi)、汤信(Bill ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:05:04 GMT+00:00

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John M. Murphy		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16 congressional district
1973-1981		Succeeded by
Charles E. Schumer
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ramsey Clark		Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate from New York (Class 3)
1980		Succeeded by
Mark J. Green
Legal offices
Preceded by
Eugene Gold		District Attorney - Kings County, New York
1982-1989		Succeeded by
Charles J. Hynes
Political offices
Preceded by
Harrison J. Goldin		New York City Comptroller
1990 - 1993		Succeeded by
Alan Hevesi

New York City Comptrollers since the 1898 Consolidation

Coler * Grout * Metz * Pendergast * Craig * Berry * McAneny * Cunningham * McGoldrick * Taylor * McGoldrick * Joseph * Gerosa * Beame * Procaccino * Beame * Goldin * Holtzman * Hevesi * Thompson * Liu



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