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{{Short description|Municipal official}}
{{Infobox Political post▼
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
|post = Public Advocate▼
|body = the City of New York▼
|insignia = Flag_of_New_York_City.svg▼
|insigniasize = 150px▼
▲|insigniacaption = Flag of New York City
| flagsize = 150px
|imagesize = 200px▼
| insignia = Seal of New York City (BW).svg
|incumbentsince = January 1, 2019▼
| insigniacaption = Seal of the City of New York
| image = 142 Jumaane Williams (cropped).jpg
|residence =▼
| incumbent = [[Jumaane Williams]]
|termlength = Four years; may serve two consecutive terms▼
|formation = 1993▼
| style =
|succession = First in the [[Mayor of New York City|New York City mayoral line of succession]]▼
|inaugural = [[Mark J. Green]]▼
|website = {{URL|http://advocate.nyc.gov/}}▼
| salary = $184,800 [[United States dollar|USD]] (2021)<ref>{{URL|https://govsalaries.com/salaries/NY/public-advocate}}</ref>
| deputy = First Deputy Public Advocate,
[[Nick E. Smith]]<ref>{{URL|https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/about#deputy-public-advocates/}}</ref>
}}
The office of '''New York City Public Advocate''' (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in [[New York City]], which is first in line to succeed the [[Mayor of New York City|mayor]]. The office serves as a direct link between the [[wiktionary:electorate|electorate]] and city government, effectively acting as an [[ombudsman]], or [[Consumer
==History==
The office was created in 1993, when the
Also in 2001, the City Council amended the city charter to transfer the public advocate's functions as presiding officer of the City Council to a Speaker elected from among the council members. Green's successor, [[Betsy Gotbaum]], thus had her role limited to being the city's de facto ombudsman. The [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election
The current public advocate is [[
==Duties==
The public advocate is a non-voting member of the [[New York City Council]] with the right to introduce and co-sponsor legislation. Prior to a 2002 charter revision, the Public Advocate was also the presiding officer of the
Along with the [[Mayor of New York City|mayor]] and the [[New York City Comptroller|
==List of New York City
{| class="wikitable"
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! Image
! Name
! Term of office
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| [[File:Mark
| [[Mark Green (New York politician)|Mark Green]]
| January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|
* elected to two four-year terms<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Jonathan P. |title=Green Breezes in Rematch From Primary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/03/nyregion/the-1993-elections-public-advocate-green-breezes-in-rematch-from-primary.html |
* ran for [[Mayor of New York City]] but lost<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |title=The 2001 Elections: Bloomberg Edges Green in Race for Mayor; McGreevey is an Easy Winner in New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/nyregion/2001-elections-mayor-bloomberg-edges-green-race-for-mayor-mcgreevey-easy-winner.html |
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[File:Betsy Gotbaum (3639351078).jpg|70px]]
| [[Betsy Gotbaum]]
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
* elected to two four-year terms<ref>{{cite news |title=The Races in New York City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/nyregion/the-2005-elections-the-races-in-new-york-city.html |
* did not run for re-election<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santos |first1=Fernanda |title=Betsy Gotbaum Says She Will Not Seek Re-election as the
|-
| align=center| 3
| [[File:Bill de Blasio NYC.jpg|70px]]
| [[Bill de Blasio]]
| January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
* elected to one four-year term<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=David W. |last2=Barbaro |first2=Michael |title=Bloomberg Wins 3rd Term as Mayor in Unexpectedly Close Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04mayor.html |
* ran for [[Mayor of New York City]], and won<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barbaro |first1=Michael |last2=Chen |first2=David W. |title=De Blasio Is Elected New York City Mayor in Landslide; Christie Coasts To 2nd Term as Governor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/nyregion/de-blasio-is-elected-new-york-city-mayor.html |
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[File:Letitia James 2013 (3x4 crop).jpg|70px]]
| [[Letitia James]]
| January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2018
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
* elected to two four-year terms<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Michael |title=In New York
* resigned one year into her second term to take her elected position as [[Attorney General of New York|Attorney General of New York State]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mays |first1=Jeffrey C. |title=Breaking Barriers, Letitia James Is Elected New York Attorney General |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/nyregion/letitia-james-wins-ny-ag.html |
|-
| align=center| —
| [[File:Corey Johnson NYU Expansion Plan Lawsuit Press Conference (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Corey Johnson (politician)|Corey Johnson]] (acting)
| January 1, 2019 –
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
* became the acting public advocate upon James being sworn in as Attorney General of New York State<ref name=LJCJ/>
|-
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| [[File:142 Jumaane Williams (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Jumaane Williams]]
| March 19, 2019 – present
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
* won the [[2019 New York City Public Advocate special election]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mays |first1=Jeffery C. |title=Jumaane Williams Wins Public Advocate Race in New York City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/nyregion/public-advocate-nyc-results.html |access-date=February 26, 2019 |work=New York Times |date=February 26, 2019|page=A1}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
* [[New York City Council#Presiding officers since 1898]]
* [[2009 New York City Public Advocate election
* [[2013 New York City Public Advocate election
* [[2019 New York City Public Advocate special election]]
* [[2021 New York City Public Advocate election]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|
{{New York City Government}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Ombudsman posts]]
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