Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is a former American Democratic politician and attorney who served as the 54th governor of New York, from January 1, 2007, until his resignation in disgrace fourteen months later on March 17, 2008. Prior to being elected governor of New York, he was elected to two four-year terms as the Attorney General of New York, from 1999 to 2006. Prior to becoming attorney general, Spitzer worked for six years as a prosecutor with the office of the Manhattan district attorney and also worked as an attorney in private practice with several New York law firms. Spitzer grew up in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. He resigned as New York's governor in 2008 in the midst of a scandal concerning his solicitation of high-end prostitutes. After his resignation, he has worked as a television host and an adjunct instructor; Spitzer also ran for office and made private investments in a start-up company.