David Lee Spiller (born February 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...

from the 68th district. He was elected in a March 9, 2021 special election.

Early life and education

Spiller was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas, where he graduated from

Jacksboro High School Jacksboro High School is a 3A high school located in Jacksboro, Texas ( USA). It is part of the Jacksboro Independent School District located in central Jack County. In 2011, the school was rated " Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Educati ...

. He earned a

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

and a

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from

St. Mary's University School of Law St. Mary's University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of St. Mary's University, a private Catholic university located in San Antonio, Texas. Academics The School of Law has an enrollment of about 770 students, pursu ...

Career

Since graduating from law school, Spiller has owned and operated Spiller & Spiller with his brother and two sons. Spiller has also served as Jacksboro City Attorney and general counsel for the

Jack County, Texas Jack County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,472. Its county seat is Jacksboro. The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year. It is named for ...

Hospital District. Spiller also owns the Spiller Oil & Gas Company and Spiller Bonding Company. He was elected to the

in a 2021 special election to replace

Drew Springer Drew Alan Springer Jr. (born October 27, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas Senate who represents District 30. Education Springer graduated from Weatherford High School in 1985. He then e ...

References

1961 births Living people People from Jacksboro, Texas People from Jack County, Texas University of Texas at Austin alumni St. Mary's University School of Law alumni American lawyers Texas lawyers Members of the Texas House of Representatives {{Texas-politician-stub