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25. Apr. 2024 · “It set a terrible example, as I predicted at the time, by fostering the idea of presidential impunity,” former congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman (D-N.Y.), a strong critic of the pardon in ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Elizabeth Holtzman pursued a public career epitomizing some of the most important trends in postwar American and Jewish life. In her successive roles as a congresswoman, Brooklyn district attorney, comptroller of New York City, and political commentator, she emerged as an effective and activist public servant, a forceful campaigner ...
Vor 2 Tagen · D'Amato then narrowly prevailed in the general election over Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman; the 275,100 votes D'Amato received on the Conservative line exceeded his slim margin of victory. William Carney represented New York's 1st congressional district as a member of the Conservative Party from 1979 to 1985.
Vor 4 Tagen · Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [1] In total, 376 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more have been non-voting delegates.
Vor 2 Tagen · Shirley Anita Chisholm ( / ˈtʃɪzəm / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. [1] .
4. Mai 2024 · "The indictment of Armand D'Amato is also an indictment of Alfonse D'Amato," said New York City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman, a Democratic Senate candidate.
Vor 6 Tagen · Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women; its central underlying principle is that sex should not determine the legal rights of men or women. Learn more about the ERA.
