Thomas J. Spangler JD, MLIR

Mr. Thomas Spangler is the Senior Director, Legislative and Regulatory Policy, for the American Dental Association. Tom also serves as the director of the ADA’s Council on Government Affairs. He began employment with the ADA in 1991 as Legislative Counsel, serving as the Association’s chief lobbyist on matters before the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance. Tom has been a member of the District of Columbia bar since 1983. Mr. Spangler received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toledo, a Masters in Labor and Industrial Relations degree from Michigan State University, and his B.A. from Ohio State University.