42 Facts About Todd Spitzer

Todd Spitzer had previously served as a deputy district attorney from 1990 to 1996 and, under Rackauckas, as assistant district attorney from 2008 to 2010.

Todd Spitzer is one of Orange County's longest serving elected officials, having held elective office for more than thirty years and has never lost an election.

Todd Spitzer was previously an Orange County supervisor from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2012 to 2018.

Todd Spitzer was a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2006, serving three terms representing California's 71st assembly district.

Todd Spitzer served as spokesman and campaign manager for the successful campaign to pass Marsy's Law in a 2008 initiative.

Todd Spitzer was the Orange County Chairman of Proposition 36, the 2024 initiative to reverse Proposition 47 and return public safety to California residents for drug users, fentanyl pushers and repeat shoplifters.

Todd Spitzer was born on November 26,1960, in Whittier, California, to Phyllis Ann and Leonard Spitzer.

Todd Spitzer has a sister, Susan, who went on to be an attorney.

Todd Spitzer attended the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1982.

Todd Spitzer then completed a fellowship at the California State Senate.

Todd Spitzer graduated in 1989 with a master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Todd Spitzer joined the Orange County District Attorney's office in 1990 as deputy district attorney.

From 1990 to 2000, Todd Spitzer served as a volunteer reserve police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department.

Todd Spitzer's first elected office was as a trustee to the Brea Olinda School Board in 1992.

In 1996, Todd Spitzer ran against Assemblyman Mickey Conroy in a heated election for the 3rd supervisorial district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Todd Spitzer won the general election and was sworn-in in January 1997.

In 2002, Todd Spitzer ran for a seat in the California State Assembly to represent the 71st assembly district.

Todd Spitzer was challenged by the Democratic candidate Bea Foster, a teacher from Santa Ana.

Todd Spitzer helped write Marsy's Law, an amendment to the state's constitution to expand the legal rights of victims of crime which was passed in 2008.

Todd Spitzer served as spokesperson and campaign manager for the initiative to pass the amendment.

Todd Spitzer later served as legal affairs director of Marsy's Law for All, an organization representing victims of crime.

Todd Spitzer eventually decided not to run and instead reached an agreement with Rackauckas to become a prosecutor and run in the 2014 election with Rackauckas's blessing.

Todd Spitzer was inquiring for information from the Orange County Public Administrator and Public Guardian, John Williams, at the behest of a domestic violence victim.

Todd Spitzer returned to private practice and prepared to run for a Board of Supervisors seat in 2012.

In June 2012, Todd Spitzer beat Deborah Pauly, a fellow Republican, to again become a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, serving the same 3rd supervisorial district he had represented from 1997 to 2002.

Every action by Todd Spitzer was scrutinized by Rackauckas for his political gain against Todd Spitzer.

Todd Spitzer called 911 at the Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant in Foothill Ranch, California.

At the time, Todd Spitzer lawfully had with him his handgun and a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon.

In September 2017, Christine Richters, a former aide to Todd Spitzer, sued the County for the County's responsibility to properly calculate and pay over-time based on her job classification.

Todd Spitzer challenged Rackauckas in the 2018 Orange County District Attorney election.

Todd Spitzer ran on a platform to clean up the Rackauckas era scandals, including the unlawful use of utilizing jail house informants to gain convictions.

Todd Spitzer inherited a United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation against Rackauckas which began in 2016.

One of Rackauckas' former homicide prosecutors, whom Todd Spitzer fired for being untruthful and hiding evidence, was found by the California Superior Court to have engaged in prosecutorial misconduct and being untruthful under oath.

Todd Spitzer has put public pressure on Newsom to rescind the order, holding press conferences with the families of murder victims whose convicted murderers are serving time on death row.

When he became District Attorney in January 2019, Todd Spitzer reviewed the program and authorized its continuation.

District Attorney Todd Spitzer continues to be the leading national spokesperson about Chilean nationals burglaries and has been working with the FBI and Congress to get the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security to end the ESTA Visa program with the Country of Chile for its failure to conduct criminal background checks before allowing Chileans into the United States.

Todd Spitzer is married to Jamie Morris Todd Spitzer who serves as Associate Chief Judge at the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Todd Spitzer was voted Outstanding Prosecutor by the Orange County District Attorney's office in 1994 and the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored him with its Outstanding Prosecutor Award in 1996.

Todd Spitzer serves as an honorary board member of the Doris Tate Crime Victims Bureau and as a board member of Crime Survivors, Inc.

Todd Spitzer served as a member of the Orange County Bar Association Administration of Justice Committee.

Todd Spitzer was on the advisory board for the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, along with California assemblyman James Silva, and former assembly member Van Tran.

In 2007, Todd Spitzer was inducted into the Schurr High School Hall of Fame.