Mike Spano

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.

Mike Spano
Mayor of Yonkers, New York
Assumed office
January 1, 2012
Preceded byPhil 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 (1964-04-22) April 22, 1964
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (2007-present)
Other political
affiliations		Republican (until 2007)
Spouse(s)Mary Calvi
ResidenceYonkers, New York

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]

References
  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. eHezi (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. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/05/election-2019-westchester-yonkers-mike-spano-mario-degiorgio/4171081002/
  8. https://yonkersvoice.com/is-mayor-mike-spano-running-for-a-3rd-term/
  9. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/08/02/yonkers-mayor-mike-spano-appear-impractical-jokers-tonight/889762002/
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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