Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10 1959) is an American lawyer, politician and the former Governor of New York. Spitzer was elected governor in the November 2006 election. He is the former New York State Attorney General, a member of the Democratic Party, and is married to Silda Wall Spitzer, the founder and chair of Children for Children, a non-profit organization. The Spitzers have three daughters.
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EliotSpitzer was elected in 1998 and 2002 as New York state Attorney General. In November 2006, Spitzer was elected to a 4-year term as Governor of New York state. In June 2005, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson described EliotSpitzer as "the fut usliberals.about.com/od/stategovernors/p/ElliotSpitzer.htm
"I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family and violates my or any sense of right or wrong."
"I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
"Over the course of my life, I have insisted, I believe correctly, that people, regardless of their position and power, take responsibility for their conduct. I can and will ask no less of myself. For this reason, I am resigning from the office of governor"