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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Feb. 23, 1996
Contact: Patricia Coen (609) 258-5764

NYC Public Advocate Mark Green to Speak at Princeton

Princeton, N.J.--Mark Green, the public advocate for the City of New York, will speak on ``Is Democracy Being Downsized? Why? And How Can We Reform Money and Politics?'' on Tuesday, February 27, at 4:30 p.m. in Bowl 1, Robertson Hall.

Green is the first public advocate for New York City. His responsibilities include serving as the City's designated ombudsman, answering more than 10,000 annual complaints and investigating city services on behalf of taxpayers. He also presides over the City Council, and has the power to introduce legislation. He won his position with 60% of the vote in a 1993 election.

Before becoming public advocate, Green served as New York City's Consumer Affairs Commissioner for three years, was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1986, and worked with Ralph Nader in Washington for 10 years. He is the author or co-author of 15 books on government, business, and law, including the million-copy best-seller Who Runs Congress and his most recent publication, The Consumer Bible .

Green's talk is being sponsored by the University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

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