Education
After five years as a reporter, he completed a Master of Science in International Relations from Utah State University in 1985.
After five years as a reporter, he completed a Master of Science in International Relations from Utah State University in 1985.
In 1976, he received a Bachelor"s degree in Broadcast Communications from Weber State College. Spencer spent 25 years as a journalist in both Texas and Utah. In Salt Lake City, he was a television news reporter at KTVX, from 1980-1985.
He then became news producer at KSL-television from 1985-1996.
Moving to Beaumont, Texas, he was television news director at KBMT from 1996-1998. Spencer now resides in Riverton, Utah.
Spencer has also been an instructor at Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley State College and Neumont University. While at Salt Lake Community College, he developed a broadcast journalism program for Spanish-speaking students.
Spencer was also faculty advisor for Operation Smile at Utah Valley State College.
Spencer ran for Utah State Senate District 5 in 2000, and again in 2002 for District 11, losing both races. 2008 congressional race
In May 2008, Spencer was nominated by Dick Nourse and unopposed as the Democratic candidate for Utah"s 3rd Congressional District. Spencer was considered a long shot against Jason Chaffetz in the heavily Republican 3rd district.
In August 2008, he received international press for commenting to The Salt Lake Tribune about how Jesus would vote.
Bennion lost with 28 percent of the vote to Chaffetz"s 66 percent.
