Susan Alter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 1, 1978 –December 31, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Edward M. Rappaport |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Henry |
| Constituency | 32nd district (1978–1982) 25th district (1983–1991) 45th district (1992–1993) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18,1942 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Susan Alter Klaperman [1] (born May 18,1942) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1978 to 1993. [2] [3] [4] She was the first,and as yet only,Orthodox Jewish woman to serve on the council. [5]
In 1993,Alter supported Rudy Giuliani for mayor and claimed incumbent mayor David Dinkins was "ineffective",she was the Republican and Liberal nominee for the new office of New York City Public Advocate;she unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary as part of a strategy to form a cross-party Giuliani fusion ticket. [6] She finished a distant third in the primary behind Mark Green and David Paterson and lost to Green in the general election by a wide margin. [7]