After acknowledging he was considering the race in December 2008,[REF] former Public Advocate Mark J. Green announced on February 10, 2009 that he would again run for the office [REF].
Councilman John Liu, also from Queens, had been considered a potential candidate for advocate, but he ran for and won the office of New York City Comptroller-an office uncontested by the current city comptroller, Bill Thompson, who preferred to seek election as mayor in 2009 [REF].