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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/400px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1075" data-file-height="1434" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Jumaane_Williams" title="Jumaane Williams">Jumaane Williams</a><br /></div>since March 19, 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years; may serve two consecutive terms</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Mark Green (New York politician)">Mark Green</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">First in the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">New York City mayoral line of succession</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">First Deputy Public Advocate, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_E._Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nick E. Smith (page does not exist)">Nick E. Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$184,800 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://advocate.nyc.gov/">advocate<wbr />.nyc<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The office of <b>New York City Public Advocate</b> (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, which has been first in line to succeed the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">mayor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office serves as a direct link between the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/electorate" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:electorate">electorate</a> and city government, effectively acting as an <a href="/wiki/Ombudsman" title="Ombudsman">ombudsman</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Consumer_organization" title="Consumer organization">watchdog</a>, for New Yorkers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_City_Public_Advocate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office was created in 1993, when the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council" title="New York City Council">New York City Council</a> voted to rename the position of President of the City Council. Following the City Charter revision of 1989 which eliminated the powerful <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Board_of_Estimate" title="New York City Board of Estimate">New York City Board of Estimate</a> on which the president held a seat, the post was seen as largely ceremonial; its only notable responsibility was to cast the deciding vote in the City Council in the unlikely event of a tie, a power that was eliminated in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, it was thought likely that the post would be abolished altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position survived, and has been held by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> throughout its history. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Mark Green (New York politician)">Mark Green</a> was the first public advocate and served through his unsuccessful run for Mayor in <a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="2001 New York City mayoral election">2001</a>. </p><p>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, <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Gotbaum" title="Betsy Gotbaum">Betsy Gotbaum</a>, thus had her role limited to being the city's de facto ombudsman. The <a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_City_Public_Advocate_election" title="2009 New York City Public Advocate election">2009 election</a> to succeed Gotbaum was highly competitive and was won by <a href="/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio" title="Bill de Blasio">Bill de Blasio</a>, who later became the first public advocate to win the Mayor's office. </p><p>The current public advocate is <a href="/wiki/Jumaane_Williams" title="Jumaane Williams">Jumaane Williams</a>, following a special election on February 26, 2019. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_City_Public_Advocate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The public advocate is a non-voting member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council" title="New York City Council">New York City Council</a> 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 council.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The public advocate also serves as an ombudsman for city government, providing oversight for city agencies, investigating citizens' complaints about city services and making proposals to address perceived shortcomings or failures of those services. These duties, worded somewhat ambiguously, are laid out in Section 24 of the City Charter. The public advocate serves on the committee which selects the director of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Independent_Budget_Office" title="New York City Independent Budget Office">New York City Independent Budget Office</a> and appoints members to several boards and commissions, including one member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Planning_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City Planning Commission">New York City Planning Commission</a>. The public advocate also serves as chairman of the Commission of Public Information and Communication established by Section 1061 of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Charter" title="New York City Charter">New York City Charter</a>. </p><p>Along with the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">mayor</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Comptroller" title="New York City Comptroller">comptroller</a>, the public advocate is one of three municipal offices elected by all the city's voters. In the event of a vacancy or incapacity of the mayor, the public advocate is first in line to become mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_New_York_City_public_advocates">List of New York City public advocates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_City_Public_Advocate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of New York City public advocates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="center"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term of office </th> <th>Party affiliation </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Mark_Green_2_by_David_Shankbone_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="622" data-file-height="849" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Mark Green (New York politician)">Mark Green</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>elected to two four-year terms<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>ran for <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a> but lost<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Betsy_Gotbaum_(3639351078).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg/70px-Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg/105px-Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg/140px-Betsy_Gotbaum_%283639351078%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="147" data-file-height="179" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Gotbaum" title="Betsy Gotbaum">Betsy Gotbaum</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> <ul><li>elected to two four-year terms<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>did not run for re-election<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg/70px-Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg/105px-Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg/140px-Bill_de_Blasio_NYC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="457" data-file-height="670" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio" title="Bill de Blasio">Bill de Blasio</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> <ul><li>elected to one four-year term<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>ran for <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a>, and won<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Letitia_James_2013_(3x4_crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg/70px-Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg/105px-Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg/140px-Letitia_James_2013_%283x4_crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Letitia_James" title="Letitia James">Letitia James</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2018 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> <ul><li>elected to two four-year terms<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>resigned one year into her second term to take her elected position as <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_York" title="Attorney General of New York">Attorney General of New York State</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LJCJ_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LJCJ-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Corey_Johnson_NYU_Expansion_Plan_Lawsuit_Press_Conference_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="672" data-file-height="882" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corey_Johnson_(politician)" title="Corey Johnson (politician)">Corey Johnson</a> (acting) </td> <td>January 1, 2019 – March 19, 2019 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> <ul><li>became the acting public advocate upon James being sworn in as Attorney General of New York State<sup id="cite_ref-LJCJ_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LJCJ-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:142_Jumaane_Williams_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-142_Jumaane_Williams_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1075" data-file-height="1434" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jumaane_Williams" title="Jumaane Williams">Jumaane Williams</a> </td> <td>March 19, 2019 – present </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> <ul><li>won the <a href="/wiki/2019_New_York_City_Public_Advocate_special_election" title="2019 New York City Public Advocate special election">2019 New York City Public Advocate special election</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See 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