Susan Alter Explained

Susan Alter
Office:	Member of the New York City Council
Constituency:	32nd district (1978–1982) 25th district (1983–1991) 45th district (1992–1993)
Term Start:	January 1, 1978
Term End:	December 31, 1993
Predecessor:	Edward M. Rappaport
Successor:	Lloyd Henry
Birth Date:	18 May 1942
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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rabbi Gilbert and Susan Alter Klaperman . July 5, 2021.
2. News: . Alessandra Stanley . A Combustible Contest In a Smoldering Brooklyn . September 5, 1991 . November 30, 2018.
3. News: . Jonathan P. Hicks . One Campaign by Alter: Many Interpretations . June 27, 1993 . 2018-11-30.
4. Web site: Susan Alter-Klapperman . July 5, 2021.
5. News: . This Haredi woman is looking to make history in New York’s city elections . 2021-06-18 . en.
6. News: Mitchell . Alison . 1993-09-13 . Mayoral Race Is Overshadowed In New York Primary Tomorrow . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-18 . 0362-4331.
7. News: Hicks . Jonathan P. . 1993-11-03 . THE 1993 ELECTIONS: Public Advocate; Green Breezes in Rematch From Primary . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-18 . 0362-4331.