Todd Spitzer
Todd Spitzer | |
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| 22nd District Attorney of Orange County | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Rackauckas |
| Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 13, 2015 – January 12, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office November 25, 2014 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia C. Bates |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 7, 2013 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Don Wagner |
| In office January 6, 1997 – November 19, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Saltarelli |
| Succeeded by | Bill Campbell |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 71st district | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Todd Allan Spitzer November 26, 1960 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jamie Morris |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Todd Allan Spitzer (born November 26, 1960) is an American attorney and politician serving as the district attorney of Orange County, California. He was elected district attorney in 2018, defeating incumbent Tony Rackauckas. Spitzer previously served as a deputy district attorney from 1990 to 1996 and as an Assistant District Attorney from 2008 to 2010.
Spitzer was previously an Orange County supervisor from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2012 to 2018. When elected in the aftermath of the 1994 Orange County bankruptcy, Spitzer emphasized restoring fiscal stability during his term on the Board of Supervisors.
He was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2006, serving three terms representing California's 71st assembly district. As an assemblyman, he co-wrote California's Megan's Law. He also served as spokesman and campaign manager for the successful campaign to pass Marsy's Law in a 2008 initiative.
In 2024 Spitzer served as the Orange County chair for Proposition 36, a statewide initiative to modify Proposition 47 concerning drug and theft offenses. The measure passed statewide with about 60 percent of the vote and approximately 70 percent in Orange County.