Spencer Roach

Republican Party

Florida House of Representatives District 79

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2022

Years in position

Successor

Mike Giallombardo

Predecessor

Matt Caldwell

Recent elections

Office

Florida House of Representatives District 76

Date Elected

November 8, 2022

Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$152/day for up to 60 days.

Education

Bachelor's

Florida Gulf Coast University, 2005

Law

University of Miami, 2012

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Coast Guard

Years of service

1996 - 2016

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Spencer Roach (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 79. He assumed office on November 6, 2018. His current term ends on November 8, 2022.

Roach (Republican Party) won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 76 outright in the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022, after the Republican primary and general election were canceled.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 3 Sponsored legislation
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 5 Campaign themes
* 5.1 2022
* 5.2 2020
* 6 Scorecards
* 6.1 2021
* 6.2 2020
* 6.3 2019
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Spencer Roach was born in Louisiana and lives in North Fort Myers, Florida. Roach served in the United States Coast Guard from 1996 to 2016. He earned an A.A. from Edison Community College in 2003, a B.A. in political science from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2005, and a J.D. from the University of Miami in 2012. Roach's career experience includes working as a judge advocate.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

#### 2021-2022

Roach was assigned to the following committees:

* House Judiciary Committee
* Public Integrity & Elections Committee, Vice Chair

#### 2019-2020

Roach was assigned to the following committees:

* Health & Human Services Committee

## Sponsored legislation[edit]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Spencer Roach (R) won without appearing on the ballot.

### 2020[edit]

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Florida House of Representatives District 79

Incumbent Spencer Roach defeated Danika Fornear in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 79 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Spencer Roach (R)  |

60.7

| 46,239

| Danika Fornear (D) |

39.3

| 29,933

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 76,172

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Danika Fornear advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79

Incumbent Spencer Roach defeated Randy Allen-Scott in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Spencer Roach |

73.3

| 10,807

| Randy Allen-Scott |

26.7

| 3,946

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 14,753

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Florida House of Representatives District 79

Spencer Roach defeated Mark Lipton in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Spencer Roach (R)  |

58.9

| 32,221

| Mark Lipton (D)  |

41.1

| 22,462

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 54,683

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79

Mark Lipton advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Mark Lipton

* * *

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79

Spencer Roach defeated Matthew Miller in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 79 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Spencer Roach |

58.7

| 7,412

| Matthew Miller |

41.3

| 5,209

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 12,621

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Spencer Roach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2020[edit]

Spencer Roach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Florida

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states.  To contribute to the list of Florida scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.

### 2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.

* Americans for Prosperity Florida

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.

* Associated Industries of Florida

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

* Florida Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* Progress Florida and Florida Watch

Legislators were scored based on their votes on health care, the economy, public schools, affordable housing, clean energy and water, reproductive rights, the freedom to vote and more.

* Sierra Club Florida Chapter

Legislators are scored on votes on environmental bills.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.

* Associated Industries of Florida

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

* Florida Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.

* Americans for Prosperity Florida

Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.

* Associated Industries of Florida

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

* Foundation for Florida's Future: House and Senate

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Florida House of Representatives, "Spencer Roach," accessed September 3, 2022

Political offices

Preceded by
Adam Botana (R)  |  Florida House of Representatives District 76
2022 | Succeeded by

Preceded by
Matt Caldwell (R)  |  Florida House of Representatives District 79
2018-Present | Succeeded by
Mike Giallombardo (R)

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Current members of the Florida House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Chris Sprowls

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District 1

Michelle Salzman (R)

District 2

Alex Andrade (R)

District 3

Jayer Williamson (R)

District 4

T. Patterson Maney (R)

District 5

Brad Drake (R)

District 6

Jay Trumbull (R)

District 7

Jason Shoaf (R)

District 8

Ramon Alexander (D)

District 9

Allison Tant (D)

District 10

Chuck Brannan (R)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Clay Yarborough (R)

District 13

Tracie Davis (D)

District 14

Angela Nixon (D)

District 15

Wyman Duggan (R)

District 16

Jason Fischer (R)

District 17

Cyndi Stevenson (R)

District 18

Sam Garrison (R)

District 19

Bobby Payne (R)

District 20

Yvonne Hinson (D)

District 21

Chuck Clemons (R)

District 22

Joe Harding (R)

District 23

Stan McClain (R)

District 24

Paul Renner (R)

District 25

Tom Leek (R)

District 26

Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R)

District 27

Webster Barnaby (R)

District 28

David Smith (R)

District 29

Scott Plakon (R)

District 30

Joy Goff-Marcil (D)

District 31

Keith Truenow (R)

District 32

Anthony Sabatini (R)

District 33

Brett Hage (R)

District 34

Ralph Massullo (R)

District 35

Blaise Ingoglia (R)

District 36

Amber Mariano (R)

District 37

Ardian Zika (R)

District 38

Randy Maggard (R)

District 39

Josie Tomkow (R)

District 40

Colleen Burton (R)

District 41

Sam Killebrew (R)

District 42

Fred Hawkins (R)

District 43

Kristen Arrington (D)

District 44

Geraldine Thompson (D)

District 45

Kamia Brown (D)

District 46

Travaris McCurdy (D)

District 47

Anna Eskamani (D)

District 48

Daisy Morales (D)

District 49

Carlos Smith (D)

District 50

Vacant

District 51

Tyler Sirois (R)

District 52

Thad Altman (R)

District 53

Randy Fine (R)

District 54

Erin Grall (R)

District 55

Kaylee Tuck (R)

District 56

Melony Bell (R)

District 57

Mike Beltran (R)

District 58

Lawrence McClure (R)

District 59

Andrew Learned (D)

District 60

Jackie Toledo (R)

District 61

Dianne Hart (D)

District 62

Susan Valdes (D)

District 63

Fentrice Driskell (D)

District 64

Traci Koster (R)

District 65

Chris Sprowls (R)

District 66

Nick DiCeglie (R)

District 67

Christopher Latvala (R)

District 68

Ben Diamond (D)

District 69

Linda Chaney (R)

District 70

Michele Rayner (D)

District 71

Will Robinson (R)

District 72

Fiona McFarland (R)

District 73

Tommy Gregory (R)

District 74

James Buchanan (R)

District 75

Michael Grant (R)

District 76

Adam Botana (R)

District 77

Mike Giallombardo (R)

District 78

Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)

District 79

Spencer Roach (R)

District 80

Lauren Melo (R)

District 81

Kelly Skidmore (D)

District 82

John Snyder (R)

District 83

Toby Overdorf (R)

District 84

Dana Trabulsy (R)

District 85

Rick Roth (R)

District 86

Matt Willhite (D)

District 87

David Silvers (D)

District 88

Jervonte Edmonds (D)

District 89

Mike Caruso (R)

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Joseph Casello (D)

District 91

Emily Slosberg (D)

District 92

Patricia Hawkins-Williams (D)

District 93

Chip LaMarca (R)

District 94

Daryl Campbell (D)

District 95

Anika Omphroy (D)

District 96

Christine Hunschofsky (D)

District 97

Dan Daley (D)

District 98

Michael Gottlieb (D)

District 99

Evan Jenne (D)

District 100

Joseph Geller (D)

District 101

Marie Woodson (D)

District 102

Felicia Simone Robinson (D)

District 103

Tom Fabricio (R)

District 104

Robin Bartleman (D)

District 105

David Borrero (R)

District 106

Bob Rommel (R)

District 107

Christopher Benjamin (D)

District 108

Dotie Joseph (D)

District 109

James Bush (D)

District 110

Alex Rizo (R)

District 111

Bryan Avila (R)

District 112

Nick Duran (D)

District 113

Michael Grieco (D)

District 114

Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)

District 115

Vance Aloupis (R)

District 116

Daniel Perez (R)

District 117

Kevin Chambliss (D)

District 118

Anthony Rodriguez (R)

District 119

Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R)

District 120

Jim Mooney (R)

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