Spencer Roach represents District 76 in the Florida House of Representatives, which covers part Lee, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties. He is the Chairman of the Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law, and Government Operations Subcommittee and describes himself as a “10th Amendment Conservative.”
He retired from U.S. Coast Guard in 2016 after 20 years of active-duty military service as both an enlisted member and commissioned officer. He spent his first 10 years serving as a search and rescue coxswain and counter-narcotics officer before earning an officer’s commission. He was later selected for the prestigious Judge Advocate General Program (JAG) and attended the University of Miami School of Law on a military scholarship.
His assignments included tours of duty in Alaska, a six-month combat deployment to the Middle East enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq, and service in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. His last assignment as a JAG was representing returning soldiers and sailors injured in the line of duty.
Spencer grew up in a proud blue-collar household, working with his father and uncles in a 4th-generation family-owned plumbing company. From an early age, he gained an appreciation for the trades and an unwavering belief that a superior personal work ethic is the great equalizer in pursuit of upward mobility.
Spencer is a certified ESL teacher and has been active in a variety of volunteer work for well over a decade. He has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of SWFL, served as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem in the 20th Judicial Circuit and is a licensed foster parent. He is an avid reader, scuba diver, world traveler, and aspiring Expat with a particular love for Central and South America.
