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.
[1] 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.
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.
Marovitz won nine elections and was a member of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives[5] In 1995, Marovitz married Christie Hefner, who was CEO of Playboy Enterprises until January 2009.