LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• Florida State University College of Law - JD, with honors (1995-1998)

  Activities and notes: Moot Court Journal of Transnational Law; Policy Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

• University of South Florida - BA, history, with honors (1992-1994)

• Brandon (Fla.) High School - Diploma (1981-1984)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  15th Congressional District of Florida
  Vincent Ross Spano (Ross), 53.02%

  Republican
  Kristen Carlson, 46.98%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Spano & Woody PA (Aug. 2006-2018)

  Partner

• Dickerson Law Firm PA (2000-2003)

  Associate Attorney

• Constangy, Brooks & Smith PA (1998-2000)

  Associate Attorney

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

• Republicans Offer Sensible Solutions PAC

Election campaign:

• Ross Spano for Congress (Florida)

Board membership:

• Camp Christina YMCA

  Advisory Board Member

• Community Issues Council

• Business Network International

  Founding Member and President, Brandon, Fla. Chapter

• David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (Tampa, Fla.)

• ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Fla.)

• Greater Riverview (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce

• Junior League of Florida

• Brandon Foundation

Membership:

• Greater Seffner (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Brandon (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce

• Florida Farm Bureau

• Florida Bar Association

• Hillsborough County (Fla.) Bar Association

Place of worship:

• Bell Shoals Baptist Church (Brandon, Fla.)

Bar membership:

• U.S. Appeals Court, 11th Circuit Bar

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida Bar

• Florida State Bar (1998-)

Board membership:

• Teacher of the Year Celebration (2012)

  Chair

Awards

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Nov. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Taxpayer Hero (Council for Citizens Against Government Waste) (May 2020)

• G.V. Sonny Montgomery Eagle Award (Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States) (Feb. 2020)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: music, sports, family, reading
  

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Six representatives are on pace to overspend this year's budgets

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 8, 2020
  Six representatives are on track to overspend their official budgets by the year's end, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Six representatives on pace to overspend 2020 office budgets

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 14, 2020
  Six members are on track to overspend their annual budgets, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Senate freshmen rank high for office pay

  Posted by on Dec. 16, 2019
  Senate freshmen are among the best paying senators, according to a LegiStorm analysis of salary data from the most recent disclosure. read more

• Incoming members of Congress take to Twitter

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 3, 2018
  Before they take to Congress next month, incoming members are taking to Twitter. read more