Chris Sprowl,s 29, entered politics believing that people deserve a good advocate. He feels that we are all at our best when given opportunities for education and work, and that governments should ensure these opporutnities are accessible to all.
Chris’ first shot was when former Rep. Mike Bilirakis nominated him to be a US House Page when he was a high school junior.Ā Ā He spent much of this year living and schooling on grounds.Ā Ā From there he went on to create veterans legal clinics across the country designed to provide free legal access to veterans trying to navigate the federal process; and worked to create the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson Law School.
Chris has been blessed with many mentors. “It would be unfair to list one,” he writes. “I have been truly blessed that God has provided me with amazing mentors at the exact time I have needed them the most.”Ā Ā That said, he admires Jeb Bush, Bernie McCabe, and Mike Fasano.
Chris has learned to start everything off with the question “is it the right thing to do?” and if he weren’t working in politics, Chris would be a prosecutor.Ā
“Iām not running for office because I think it is a better job- Iām doing it because everyone should have a representative who is willing and able to fight for them, even when it is unpleasant or unpopular,” Chris writes.
Here is Chris in his own words:
I amĀ 29Ā years-young.
I live inĀ Palm Harborā¦ and I grew up inĀ Tarpon Springsā¦. I went to school at theĀ University of South FloridaĀ &Ā Stetson University CollegeĀ of Law.
I hope to visitĀ Ireland/ScotlandĀ soon enough.
I entered politics becauseā¦I believe people deserve a good advocate.Ā I believeĀ that we are all at our best when given the opportunity to get a world-class education, given the chance to build something for our families, and work as individuals to improve our community. Government should be about ensuring thoseĀ opportunities are accessible to all, not finding ways to make them more difficult to achieve.
One principle I always put above politics isā¦Ā I try and put all principles before politics.
Person or people who gave me my first shot:Ā Fmr. Congressman Mike Bilirakis nominated me to be a U.S. House Page when I was a high school junior. As a result IĀ spent most of my junior year living in a Page dormitory that was converted from an old congressional hotel. I went to school at the U.S.Ā House Page School inĀ the Jefferson Building in the Library of Congress at 5:30Ā a.m., and by mid morning I was workingĀ on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives with 50 other High School juniors. It was an incredible life experience that would notĀ have been possible without Mike Bilirakis. Ā Ā
Iāve already worked for/on:Ā I have worked to create veterans legal clinics across the county designed to provide free legal access to veterans trying to navigate a burdensome federal process,Ā who do not possess the resourcesĀ to hire someone to fight for them. I am most proud of the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson Law School, which I worked to create.Ā
When I begin a project or first work on a campaign, I look forĀ people who are wiser than I, and I ask for their advice as much as they will let me.
Iāve been blessed to have these people as my mentors:Ā It would be unfair to list one. I have been truly blessed that God has provided me with amazing mentors at the exact time I have needed them the most.Ā Ā
The people I most admire in politics are:Ā Jeb Bush,Ā Bernie McCabe,Ā Mike Fasano.
One lesson Iāve already learned isā¦Ā to always start anything off with the question ā¦āIs it the right thing to do?ā
If I wasnāt working in politics, Iād be working in:Ā I am doing it already. Being a Prosecutor is a great job, and Iām not convinced there is a better one out there. Iām not running for office because I think it is a better job- Iām doing it because everyone should have a representative who is willing and able to fight for them, even when it is unpleasant or unpopular.Ā Ā Ā
In ten years, youāll read about meā¦Ā and I will no longer qualify for theĀ 30Ā underĀ 30.
You can connect with me via (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
FB:Ā facebook.com/SprowlsforFlorida
Twitter:Ā @ChrisSprowls
Website: www.ChrisSprowls.com
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