William A. Marovitz
William A. Marovitz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office 1981 (1981)–1993 (1993) | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office 1977 (1977)–1980 (1980) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944年09月29日) September 29, 1944 (age 80) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (paternal uncle) |
William A. Marovitz (born September 29, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician who was involved in real estate in Chicago and was married to Christie Hefner from 1995 to 2013.
Career
[edit ]Marovitz is the son of Sydney Marovitz, the former longtime member of the Chicago Park District Board, and the nephew of the late federal judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, an attorney who served in the Illinois General Assembly for 19 years and started work as a real estate developer.[1]
Business, political and civic career
[edit ]Marovitz is a member of the Anti-Defamation League, the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, DePaul University, the Gene Siskel Film Center, and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. He was president of the Marovitz Group.[2] Marovitz was a Democratic state representative and state senator in Illinois and is a committeeman in the state Democratic Party's Central Committee. Marovitz served as a member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board from July 1, 2002, to November 30, 2003.[3]
Marovitz was sued by the Securities Exchange Commission for allegedly using inside information to trade illegally in shares of Playboy. In 2011, he settled out of court for 168,352ドル.[1] [4]
In 2000, 2008, and 2016, Marovitz was a presidential elector from Illinois.
Election results
[edit ]Marovitz won nine elections and was a member of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives [5]
Personal life
[edit ]In 1995, Marovitz married Christie Hefner, who was CEO of Playboy Enterprises until January 2009.[4] They had no children and divorced in 2013.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Sachdev, Ameet (August 4, 2011). "William Marovitz, husband of Christie Hefner, settles Playboy insider-trading charge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ http://whoswho.chicagobusiness.com/William-A-Marovitz/1500005719.profile [dead link ]
- ^ "Former IPCB Board Members" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Pollution Control Board. May 26, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ a b Yue, Lorene (August 3, 2011). "Marovitz career spans politics, real estate, restaurants, even baseball". Crain's Chicago Business .
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - William A. Marovitz".
External links
[edit ]- Living people
- American real estate brokers
- DePaul University people
- Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Illinois state senators
- 2000 United States presidential electors
- 2008 United States presidential electors
- Businesspeople from Illinois
- 1944 births
- 2016 United States presidential electors
- 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly