Seeing Green ... Again

Mark Green announced his candidacy for the office of New York City Public Advocate on February 10, 2009. The Public Advocate is the one of the 3 top posts in the City (under the Mayor and next to the Comptroller; also next in line to succeed the Mayor). The Public Advocate is usually described as the "omsbudsman" of the City. He/she is the "watchdog" for New Yorkers and direct link between the people and the City government. So what is it about Mark Green running for New York City Public Advocate that's making people do a double take? Maybe because he was elected as the first ever Public Advocate (2 terms, 1994-2001)? Or maybe because the last time he ran for office and lost(the primary to Andrew Cuomo for State Attorney General in 2006) he said he would never run for office again? Mark Green has always been politcally active and is curerntly the President of Air America Radio. He's won primaries for the Democratic nomination in a few elections (such as the mayoral election against Mike Bloonberg in 2001), but never won the general election. He has also worked hard to support those who are running for office and shares his beliefs. Now that he is back in the "game" again, he has until November 3rd to convince New Yorkers he's good for the job. Again.