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Republican Party
Florida House of Representatives District 37
2022 – Present
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November 8, 2022
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Susan Plasencia (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 37. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 5, 2024.
Plasencia (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 37. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Plasencia completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Susan Plasencia was born in Los Angeles, California, and lives in Orlando, Florida. Plasencia’s career experience includes owning a business and working as a producer.[1]
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
Susan Plasencia defeated incumbent Carlos Guillermo Smith in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on November 8, 2022.
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source
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The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlos Guillermo Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37.
Susan Plasencia defeated Kristopher Stark in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on August 23, 2022.
There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2
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Susan Plasencia completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Plasencia’s responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
I’m a mom of three, a native of Orlando, a small business owner, and an employer. From an early age, my parents instilled in me a love of our country, our community, and the importance of hard work and giving back. I had to rely greatly on the work ethic they taught me when I became a young, single mom. Today, I am proud to say my children are grown, educated and self-supporting. Two studied at University of Central Florida and are working full time and one is a diesel mechanic working on his own business.
I have been very active in the community helping others and in 2007, I was awarded Orange County D-3 Citizen of the Year. I am a first time candidate, but have been helping the community for many years. When it looked like the current radical woke progressive incumbent would go unchallenged, I agreed to step up.
As your next State Representative, I pledge to work with anyone and everyone who wants to make a difference, regardless of political party.
Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Susan is most passionate about Parental Rights in Education, School Choice, School safety and protecting against federal over reach.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Father Rene Plasencia, because of his reverence for American having fled from Communist Cuba; brother Rene Plasencia, for his work ethic, dedication to young people and determination to take a risk and run for office.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
1.Honesty 2.Commitment to all constituents.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
A Representative should work hard for all of the constituents, not just a select few. As a candidate to be the next State Representative, I am open to all points of view. As bills or legislation comes through my desk, I will ask myself three questions: How will this affect the taxpayer of District 37? How will this affect Businesses in District 37? How will this affect the state?
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