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, hebecame 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 opportunity. He reformed regulations to save businesses over $1 billion, making both Upstate and Downstate New York more competitive, and broke gridlock on key infrastructure and economic development projects, including the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.
Spitzer currently oversees his father's New York City real estate business. « less
Family
Bernard Spitzer
Real Estate Developer in New York
Friends & Colleagues
Jeffrey A Moerdler
Attorney, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.
Professional Associates
Eric Dinallo
Former New York State insurance superintendent
Government Positions
Office/Staff
Darren Dopp
Partner at Patricia Lynch Associates; former communications director to...
Jack O'Donnell
political operative in Buffalo, NY
Education
Donation/Grant Recipients
Kirsten Gillibrand
US Senator and Representative from New York
Timothy H Bishop
US Representative from New York
John Kerry
US Senator from Massachusetts
Charles Rangel
US Representative from New York
Ted Kennedy
Former US Senator from Massachusetts
Major Robert Odell Owens
US Representative from New York
