Todd Spitzer is the Orange County Supervisor and former California State Assembly Member. He led a successful campaign to pass the Marsy Law to All, an organization established after the 2008 Bill of Rights at California's Act of 2008: Marsy's Law.
As Assistant District Attorney in Orange County, Spitzer deals with supervised criminal issues and line supervisors. He has tried criminal offenses including attempted murder, attempted rape, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, and reckless driving that caused serious bodily injury. Spitzer has tried about 100 jury trials for the verdict.
Spitzer joined the DA County Orange Office in 1990 and served until 1997. During this period, Spitzer developed an interest in the rights of victims. The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving rewarded Spitzer with the Extraordinary Attorney Award (1995), and he was elected an Extraordinary Attorney by the Orange County DA office (1994).
Spitzer runs for Orange County District Attorney in 2018, against peter Tony Rackauckas.
Early life
Spitzer was born in Whittier, California and grew up near Montebello, 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. He excelled in academics, student governance, music and theater, and graduated from Schurr High School in 1978. On November 7, 2008, Spitzer was inducted into the Schurr High School Hall of Fame for his legal and political achievements.
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Education and career start
Spitzer holds a degree from UCLA (1982), master's degree in Public Policy from UC Berkeley (1989), and Law Degree from UC Hastings School of Law (1989). While in Hastings, Spitzer was awarded the George Moscone Fellowship, for law students who dedicate their careers to public service. This scholarship provides full tuition and temporary fees in Hastings. At Berkeley, Spitzer also received a full academic scholarship.
In 1984-1985, Spitzer worked as an English teacher at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Political career
Spitzer's first elective office was the Trustee to the Brea Olinda School Board (1992-1996), where he investigated the scoring scandal at Brea Olinda High School involving a former applicant who changed the grades of students to increase their chances of going to college. As a result, the principal was suspended and the Inspector was forced to retire early.
In 1996, Spitzer was first elected at the Orange County Supervisory Board. While serving on board, he established the first county restaurant ranking system. Spitzer also served in the Orange County Transportation Authority (Chairman 2001-2002); as director of the Orange County Fire Authority (Chairman 1999-2000); and as director of San Joaquin Hills (Chairman 1999 & amp; 2000) and Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agencies. She also serves as the director of the Council for the Prevention of Child Violence, a member of the Orange County County Reconstruction Board, a member of the Orange County Library Advisory Board, a member of the Advisory Council of the Saint Joseph Health Center and a member of the Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD) from the Orange County Advisory Board.
In 2002, Spitzer was elected to the 71st State Assembly of the District, followed by two additional two-year periods. He is in charge of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. He is the only Republican who serves as Chairman of the standing policy committee Assembly - Select Committee on Construction of Prisons and Operations. Spitzer also serves as Republican Whip, the main policy spokesman for his caucus.
On August 24, 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law, AB 488, written by Spitzer and Nicole Parra (D-Hanford), which placed the sex offender registry on the Internet. Spitzer was also appointed by the Governor to serve as the Joint Chief of High Risk Offenders and Task Force on Sexual Destruction. The recommendations of the policy work resulted in AB 1015 (Chu and Spitzer), which created the Sex Offenders Management Board, the first sex abuser control board in California.
Spitzer served as Co-chair for Proposition 69, the DNA Fingerprint initiative, passed by voters in November 2004. That same year he became the statewide spokesperson for the "Not Proposition 66" campaign and served as Orange County Chairman. Considered one of the biggest electoral changes ever in California politics, Proposition 66 was defeated by 46.6% to 53.4%. The voting initiative at one point has about 65% voter approval.
In 2008, Spitzer served as a statewide campaign leader to pass the Marsy Rule, a voting initiative that changed the California Constitution to enact the California Victim Rights Bill.
In March 2011, Spitzer announced its candidacy for the third seat of the 2012 Orange County Supervisory Board.
Todd Spitzer won the seat in June 2012 with seventy percent of the vote.
Awards and acknowledgments
Spitzer has received many awards and recognition. In 2000, the Orange County Republican Party named it the Elected Region Official of the Year. In 2004, the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault named it "Legislator of the Year," citing his extensive work with Megan's Law and his dedication to protect victims of sexual violence. In 2006, the California State Sheriffe Association named Spitzer the "Extraordinary Assembly" for his ministry in the Assembly's Public Security Committee. In 2005, California United Crime Victim named him "Legislator of the Year".
In 2005, the Deputy District Attorney of the Los Angeles County Association presented Spitzer with a Special Distinction Award for his efforts to defeat Proposition 66. In addition, the Narcotics Narcotics Association named him Legislator of the Year in 2006 for his support of methamphetamine action and production.
Spitzer functions as a Member of the Honorary Board of the Doris Crime Victims Bureau (Rename of the Crime Victims Alliance Alliance) and as a Member of the Crime Victim Board, Inc., and the Orange County Trauma Intervention Program (TIP). He also serves as a member of the Orange County Bar Association Court Administration Committee. He is on the Advisory Board for the Regional Council of Orange along with Ca. Assemblyman James Silva, and former State Senator Van Tran Boy Scouts of America. In 2003, he received the organization's Visionary Award, which is awarded annually to someone who exemplifies the attributes of Scout Oath and Law, and who has demonstrated leadership and philanthropy in Hispanic and Latin communities.
From 1990 to 2000, Spitzer served as a Level 1 Police Officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Division in East Los Angeles, where he founded the Driving Under the Influence Task Force. In 1999, Spitzer was appointed as a Reserved Officer for the Division and for the LAPD Central Bureau.
References
External links
- Todd Spitzer's official website
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