| David Spiller is the State Representative for House District 68. David was born and raised in Jacksboro. After graduating from Jacksboro High School in 1979, he attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he received his B.B.A. degree in 1983. David then attended St. Mary's University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1986. He immediately returned to Jacksboro to live, work and raise a family.
David has practiced law for 35 years with the law firm of Spiller & Spiller, now practicing with his two sons, Mason and Reid, and previously practicing with his father, James, and his brother, Scott. David also owns Spiller Title, believed to be the oldest family-owned title insurance company in the State of Texas, started by his great grandfather in 1888.
As part of his general law practice, David has served as City Attorney for the City of Jacksboro for 34 years, and as General Counsel to the Jack County Hospital District for 31 years. He is also a Credentialed Advanced mediator, having mediated well over a thousand cases. An AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Spiller has been named a Top-Rated Lawyer in Texas and is a Founding Member of the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas. David is a member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only national association of more than 7,600 experienced trial lawyers and judges spread among 96 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Additionally, David served as a Trustee of the Jacksboro Independent School District for 26 years. This session, Representative Spiller was honored to be named a recipient of the Founders Distinguished Service Award by Friends of Texas Public Schools. Spiller was also named a 2021 Faith & Family Values Champion by Texas Values and a Courageous Conservative by the Texas Conservative Coalition.
In the Texas House, David currently serves on the County Affairs Committee and the Land & Resource Management Committee. He was also a member of the Rural Caucus and was appointed to the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee. David lives in Jacksboro with his wife of 34 years, Ginger. Ginger has taught school for over 30 years. David and Ginger have two sons, Mason and Reid. Mason and his wife, Alex, have two children, Shepherd and Sloane. Reid and his wife, Haley, have one son, Carson. David and Ginger are members of First Baptist Church of Jacksboro. |