Central subject and correspondence files 2007-2008

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Central subject and correspondence files 2007-2008

Following two terms as New York State Attorney General, during which he actively used the powers of the office to initiate reform, Eliot Spitzer was elected governor on a platform that promised even greater change. In his brief tenure as governor, Spitzer sought to reform the operations of state government, stimulate the upstate economy, and curb the influence of special interests. Records consist primarily of incoming correspondence from constituents, public officials, and private organizations seeking assistance or expressing opinions on policy issues.

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Eliot Laurence Spitzer was born on June 10, 1959 in Bronx, New York. He attended Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs followed by Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, he entered private practice and thereafter alternated stints in public service with work for several prestigious New York law firms. He clerked for federal district court judge Robert Sweet and served as an assistant district attorney in New York County, where he helped eradi...