predecessor successor children office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end birth_name alma_mater
mark j. green bill de blasio 1 daughter -lrb- by first marriage -rrb- new york city public advocate 11 june 1938 january 1 , 2002 victor gotbaum betsy gotbaum
 december 31 , 2009 elisabeth flower george , columbia university -lrb- m.a. -rrb- washington university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- , teachers college
betsy gotbaum

elisabeth a. `` betsy '' gotbaum -lrb- née flower ; born june 11 , 1938 -rrb- was the new york city public advocate .
she was elected as public advocate for new york city in 2001 , and reelected in 2005 .
she was the third woman elected to a citywide post in nyc history .
the other two were carol bellamy , who served as city council president from 1978-1985 , and elizabeth holtzman , who served as comptroller from 1990-1993 .
she is a democrat .
