▁of ▁Y onk ers , ▁New ▁York . ▁A ▁lif el ong ▁Y onk ers ▁resident , ▁Sp ano ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁CBS ▁new sc aster ▁Mary ▁Cal vi ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Y onk ers , ▁New ▁York , ▁Sp ano ▁is ▁the ▁nin th ▁of ▁six teen ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Joseph ine ▁and ▁Leonard ▁Sp ano ▁( 1 9 3 0 – 2 0 1 9 ). ▁Sp ano ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁the ▁assembly ' s ▁young est ▁member . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁re app ort ion ment ▁plan , ▁his ▁seat ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁However , ▁he ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade ▁until ▁he ▁chose ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁Sp ano ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁government al ▁relations ▁firm ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁for ▁Le ake ▁and ▁W att s ▁Services . ▁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 ▁Y onk ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 3 rd ▁Assembly ▁District . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sp ano ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁mayor ▁of