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Eliot Spitzer
Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he was also the 63rd attorney general of New York from 1999 to 2006.
Born in the Bronx, Spitzer attended Princeton University and earned his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School. He began his career as an attorney in private practice with New York law firms before becoming a prosecutor with the office of the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney. Spitzer defeated Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in 1998 to become state attorney general, earning a reputation as the "Sheriff of Wall Street" for his efforts to curb corruption in the financial services industry. He was elected governor of New York in 2006 by the largest margin of any candidate, but his tenure lasted less than two years after it was uncovered he patronized a prostitution ring.[1][2] He resigned immediately following the scand
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Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer is a Jewish American lawyer, political commentator and Democratic Party politician who served as New York's 54th governor from 2007 until his resignation in 2008.
In his inaugural address, Governor Spitzer said: “Every policy, every action and every decision we make in this administration will further two overarching objectives: We must transform our government so that it is as ethical and wise as all of New York, and we must rebuild our economy so that it is ready to compete on the global stage in the next century.”
Prior to being elected Governor, Spitzer served for eight years as New York State Attorney General, where he won national recognition for landmark cases protecting investors, consumers, the environment and low-wage workers.
Before he ran for Attorney General, Governor Spitzer worked as an attorney in both the public and private sectors. From 1986-1992 he was an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he rose to the Chief of the Labor Racketeering Unit. He also worked for the New York City
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Eliot Spitzer was born on June 10, 1959, in the Bronx. He received his undergraduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. After law school, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Hon. Robert W. Sweet.
After serving as a clerk,Spitzer became an Assistant DA in New York, quickly rising to the position of Chief of the Labor and Racketeering Unit. Later, after a few years working in private practice, Spitzer returned to public service in 1998 by becoming the Attorney General of New York. In eight years as Attorney General, he became a national figure for his landmark cases to protect investors, consumers, low-wage workers and the environment.
Spitzer was inaugurated as New York’s 54th Governor on January 1, 2007. In his first year, he enacted the significant education reform; reduced property taxes for middle-class New Yorkers; and enacted health care reform to cover all children. Governor Spitzer particularly focused on revitalizing New York’s economy and advancing an agenda for economic growth and opportu
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