- Born
- Birth nameEliot Laurence Spitzer
- Eliot Spitzer was born on June 10, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was previously married to Silda Alice Wall.
- SpouseSilda Alice Wall(October 17, 1987 - 2013) (3 children)
- Attorney General of the State of New York (January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2006).
- Elected governor over Republican John Faso on November 7, 2006.
- Former Governor of the State of New York (1 January 2007 - 12 March 2008). He resigned due to his involvement in a prostitution ring scandal, where he was a client of call girl Ashley Dupré.
- Longtime friend of Lawrence Golub, husband of Karen Finerman.
- David Paterson succeeded him as Governor of New York after he resignation.
- I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
- From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much -- the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me. To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.
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