Tish James Renews Public Advocate’s Legislative Role

Jill Colvin

She may no longer be a city councilwoman, but Public Advocate Tish James remains one of the body’s most active members.

In her less than three months on the job, Ms. James has put her mark on more than a dozen pieces of legislation, including three she introduced herself, according to an analysis of City Council records by the Observer. That’s as many as her predecessor, Mayor Bill de Blasio, introduced in the last three years of his four-year tenure combined, the records show.

Ms. James, who used to represent central Brooklyn, has also maintained a highly-visible role in the body, asking questions of commissioners during committee hearings and presiding over stated meetings in the Council Chamber from a regal, red plush chair marked with a giant star.

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