Following are some facts about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
* Mr. Spitzer, a first-term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform, has been married to Silda Wall Spitzer since 1987, and they have three daughters.
* He is a superdelegate who has pledged to support Hillary Clinton in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
* Mr. Spitzer prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state's organized crime task force, The New York Times said.
* Mr. Spitzer in November, 2007, dropped a plan to issue driver's licences to illegal immigrants in his state because of overwhelming opposition to the proposal.
* He was New York state attorney general before being elected governor in November, 2006. In that job, Mr. Spitzer was dubbed "the sheriff of Wall Street" for launching lengthy campaigns against misconduct in the financial services realm, as well as the prescription drug and power industries.
* Ten of Wall Street's top firms agreed to pay $1.4-billion (U.S.) in December, 2002, to settle allegations by Mr. Spitzer and other regulators that they gave misleading stock advice to investors to help corporate investment clients.
