Mike Spano

Mike Spano
Mike Spano
Mayor of Yonkers, New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2012
Preceded by	Phil Amicone
Member of the New York State Assembly; from the 83rd, 87th, 93rd district
	In office; 2007–2011
	In office; 1992–2004
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1964; Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (2007-present)
Other political; affiliations	Republican (until 2007)
Spouse(s)	Mary Calvi
Residence	Yonkers, New York

Mike Spano (born April 22, 1964) is a former Republican member of the New York State Assembly who currently serves as the Democratic 42nd mayor of Yonkers, New York. A lifelong Yonkers resident, Spano is married to CBS newscaster Mary Calvi and has three children.

Biography

Born and raised in Yonkers, New York,[1] Spano is the ninth of sixteen children born to Josephine and Leonard Spano (1930–2019).[2][3] Spano was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992 as the assembly's youngest member. Due to the state's reapportionment plan, his seat was eliminated later that same year. However, he ran again in 1994 and continued to serve in the New York State Assembly for nearly a decade until he chose not run for re-election.

Within the private sector, Spano worked for a New York governmental relations firm and served on the Board of Directors for Leake and Watts Services.[4] After his children became school-aged, he decided to return to public service and ran successfully once again for the State Assembly where he represented the people of Yonkers in the 93rd Assembly District.

In 2011, Spano was elected as mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York. During his tenure, Spano has passed two consecutive bipartisan budgets that included historic investment in education and kept taxes within the New York State property tax cap.[5]

He was reelected to a second term as mayor in 2015.[6]

In 2019, Spano was reelected to a third term as mayor following a revision in the city charter which overturned term limits by the Yonkers City Council.[7] Spano had previously said he would not seek a third term, stating, “even if they did overturn term limits, as much as I love being mayor, I wouldn’t seek a third term.”[8]

Spano is also a member of numerous community organizations such as the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, Access Westchester, Exchange Club of Yonkers, Sons of Italy, and an Honorary Member (non-veteran) of the Armando Rauso AMVETS Post. He is also a former member of the board of directors of Westchester School for Special Children and donor to the Luis Pani foundation.

Spano appeared on the TV show Impractical Jokers during Murr's punishment that took place at Yonkers City Hall in the episode "Speech Impediment".[9]

gollark: You can have... multiple phone line companies? We do in lots of places, even.> you made it so why let anyone else use itThey can pay you for it.> In times of high darwinist selection, it doesn't matter what the current paradigms are.Um. No.

gollark: I was replying to BearcatBen with the "People who need them?" thing, but oh well, ye,s very edgy.

gollark: > Why so?I mean, for one thing, I care about... quality of life? general stability? Lots of things OTHER than just technology? For another, why would ancap magically improve advancement?

gollark: People who need them?

gollark: That's a terrible view and probably not even a very consistent one.

References

Mark Lungariello (October 31, 2014). "Mike Spano and Mary Calvi find the time". Wag Magazine. retrieved December 11, 2014
Thomas C. Zambito (February 10, 2019). "Leonard Spano, patriarch of Westchester County blue-collar political dynasty, dies". The Journal News.
Kirk Semple (July 25, 2004). "Spano Says He Heeds Siren Call of Family Life". The New York Times
"Mike Spano". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
eHezi (2017-04-14). "Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Proposes Fiscal Year 2018 Executive Budget". Yonkers Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
Ernie Garcia (November 3, 2015). "Spano wins another term as Yonkers mayor". The Journal News. retrieved December 16, 2017
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/05/election-2019-westchester-yonkers-mike-spano-mario-degiorgio/4171081002/
https://yonkersvoice.com/is-mayor-mike-spano-running-for-a-3rd-term/
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/08/02/yonkers-mayor-mike-spano-appear-impractical-jokers-tonight/889762002/

External links

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Terence M. Zaleski	New York State Assembly, 83rd District 1992	Succeeded by Larry Seabrook
Preceded by Cecile D. Singer	New York State Assembly, 87th District 1995–2002	Succeeded by J. Gary Pretlow
Preceded by Samuel Colman	New York State Assembly, 93rd District 2003–2004	Succeeded by Louis Mosiello
Preceded by Louis Mosiello	New York State Assembly, 93rd District 2007–2011	Succeeded by Shelley Mayer
Political offices
Preceded by Phil Amicone	Mayor of Yonkers, New York 2012–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] Mark Lungariello (October 31, 2014). "Mike Spano and Mary Calvi find the time". Wag Magazine. retrieved December 11, 2014

[2] Thomas C. Zambito (February 10, 2019). "Leonard Spano, patriarch of Westchester County blue-collar political dynasty, dies". The Journal News.

[3] Kirk Semple (July 25, 2004). "Spano Says He Heeds Siren Call of Family Life". The New York Times

[4] "Mike Spano". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[5] Hezi (2017-04-14). "Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Proposes Fiscal Year 2018 Executive Budget". Yonkers Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[6] Ernie Garcia (November 3, 2015). "Spano wins another term as Yonkers mayor". The Journal News. retrieved December 16, 2017

[7] ttps://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/05/election-2019-westchester-yonkers-mike-spano-mario-degiorgio/4171081002/

[8] ttps://yonkersvoice.com/is-mayor-mike-spano-running-for-a-3rd-term/

[9] ttps://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/08/02/yonkers-mayor-mike-spano-appear-impractical-jokers-tonight/889762002/