  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, she drew national media attention as 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. ==early life== she was born in brooklyn, new york city, the daughter of attorney sidney holtzman and filia holtzman (a college professor). she is a graduate of brooklyn's abraham lincoln high school (1958),hechinger, fred m. "about education; personal touch helps", the new york times, january 1, 1980. accessed september 20, 2009. "lincoln, an ordinary, unselective new york city high school, is proud of a galaxy of prominent alumni, who include
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