Anthony Spagnolo

Spagnolo grew up in Riverton.^[1] Spagnolo studied at the University of Western Australia.^[2]

Anthony Spagnolo was an adviser to finance minister Mathias Cormann.^[3] After running unsuccessfully as a candidate in the 2021 Western Australian state election in Riverton,^[2] he was ultimately elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2025 Western Australian state election.^[4][5]

Spagnolo holds liberal and conservative views.^{[6][full citation needed]} He has argued for planning reform to boost housing supply and has called for the establishment of an independent parliamentary budget office to ensure that spending commitments are independently costed.^[6]