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Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American Democratic politician. As of 2005, she was the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress, elected at the age of 31. In 1972, she defeated Judiciary Committee chairman Emanuel Celler in the Democratic primary for New York's Sixteenth Congressional District (Celler had been first elected in 1922). Easily elected in the general election, she served from 1973 until 1981; nominated as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1980, Holtzman ran against Republican challenger Al D'Amato and incumbent Senator Jacob Javits on the Liberal Party ticket. She was narrowly defeated by D'Amato. In 1992, Holtzman sought the Democratic nomination to again challenge D'Amato; she lost the primary to New York Attorney General Bob Abrams, who was subsequently defeated.
Holtzman currently practices law in New York City.
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This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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