Marc Spitzer (born September 12, 1957) is a former member of the

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. He served in the Senate from January 1993 through January 2001, representing district 18. The amendment to the

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which limited politicians to serving four consecutive terms in either house was passed in 1992, preventing Spitzer from running again in November 2000. In 2000, Spitzer was elected to the

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, where he served from January 2001 to July 2006. Nominated by President G.W. Bush in June 2006 and confirmed by unanimous vote of the US Senate on July 14, 2006, Spitzer also served as Commissioner for the

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from July 21, 2006 – December 14, 2011. Currently, Spitzer is an attorney at

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in Washington, DC. He resides in McLean, VA.

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