{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"5","districtgroup":"memphis_city_council","id":177,"key":"city_council_district_5","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Philip Spinosa","next_election":"2019-11-08","notes":"187","officegroup":"memphis_city_council","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Policy judgment on Memphis-specific matters \u2014 budget, ordinances, MPD oversight, land-use, code enforcement, infrastructure \u2014 within the Memphis Charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the 13-member Council approves the annual city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work that precedes full-council action.\n- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 90,000 residents \u2014 case-work, neighborhood issues, council-district services.\n- Memphis-specific issue depth: MLGW, MATA, EDGE incentives, blight, and the city's relationship with Shelby County government.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2028-12-31","term_start":"2024-01-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2019-11-19","name":"Philip Spinosa","person":{"biography":"After previously serving on the Memphis City Council from 2015 to 2018, in the Super District 9-2 seat, Councilman Philip Spinosa, Jr. was elected on October 5, 2023, and returned to the Memphis City Council to proudly represent the citizens of District 5.\n\nA proud alumnus of Christian Brothers High School, Councilman Spinosa holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration and Insurance from the University of Mississippi.\n\nIn his previous time on the Council, Councilman Spinosa focused on public safety, economic development, helping the homeless, and he served on various committees to pass critical legislation. His most notable work to help reduce crime was the Neighborhood Sentinel Program, as he worked with neighbors to create and sponsor the resolution. This program has led to hundreds of aerial surveillance cameras being placed all over the City of Memphis that feed into the Memphis Police Department\u2019s Real Time Crime Center. These cameras would not be there without this legislation. He also spearheaded the LED Streetlight implementation, which ultimately led to the current improvements of LED lighting across our city.\n\nOutside of serving on the Memphis City Council, Councilman Spinosa\u2019s professional duties started with a 15+ year career at FedEx. In May of 2018, Councilman Spinosa served as the Senior Vice President of the Chairman\u2019s Circle for the Greater Memphis Chamber. As Senior Vice President of the Chairman\u2019s Circle, he was responsible for leading the Chairman\u2019s Circle, as well as crafting legislation with local, state, and federal government bodies to serve the citizens of Memphis. He also played a key part in leading the effort to improve minority business receipts by launching the \u201cMove Your Money to Memphis\u201d campaign.\n\nWinding down his work for the Chamber, Councilman Spinosa started his own business, Prestigious Logistics, in 2019, which is a boutique logistics and freight brokerage firm. His company has been fortunate to experience annual growth every year and will celebrate it\u2019s 5-year anniversary in 2024.\n\nCommitted to his community, Councilman Spinosa has consistently volunteered his time and served on countless boards over the past 20+ years. He currently serves on the Christian Brothers High School Alumni Board, and most recently finished a 4-year term on the Levitt Shell Board, a 5-year term on the Epicenter Memphis Board, and 5-year term on the Governing Board for St. Francis Hospital/Tenet Healthcare.\n\nCouncilman Spinosa now serves as the Chairman of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Committee and the Vice Chair of the Housing & Community Development Committee. He is the Council\u2019s liaison for the Convention & Visitors Bureau and Memphis River Parks Partnership. \n\nHe is the proud husband of Sarah Moon Spinosa, and together they are the parents of their sons, Graham and Bradford. The Spinosa family attends St. Michael Catholic Church on Summer Avenue, where Councilman Spinosa is an active member of the St. Michael\u2019s Catholic Church Men\u2019s Club and Knights of Colombus organization.","firstname":"Philip","lastname":"Spinosa","token":"M3H1jizcBZ"},"term_end":"2028-12-31","term_start":"2024-01-01"}],"title":"Memphis City Council District 5","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}