Rep. Ross Spano Loses Primary to Gaetz-Backed Challenger

(L) Rep. Ross Spano (R-Fla.) and Lakeland city commissioner Scott Franklin. Rep. Ross Spano's office; city of Lakeland

Rep. Ross Spano (R-Fla.) this week became the eighth member of the House of Representatives to lose in a primary this year.

Spano, 54, will serve just one term in the House after being defeated by Scott Franklin, a Lakeland city commissioner.