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Mihaela Plesa
Mihaela Plesa (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 70. She assumed office on January 10, 2023. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Plesa (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 70. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mihaela Plesa was born in Dallas, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from University of North Texas in 2006. She earned a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in 2012. Plesa's career experience includes working as a legislative director with the Texas House of Representatives. She has been affiliated with the Young National Organization for Women (Young NOW) and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law (NORML).[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Plesa was assigned to the following committees:
- International Relations & Economic Development Committee
- Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee
- Resolutions Calendars Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa defeated Steven Kinard in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mihaela Plesa (D) | 52.2 | 38,183 |
![]() | Steven Kinard (R) ![]() | 47.8 | 34,933 |
Total votes: 73,116 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mihaela Plesa | 100.0 | 5,790 |
Total votes: 5,790 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Steven Kinard defeated Joe Collins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Kinard ![]() | 68.1 | 6,673 |
![]() | Joe Collins ![]() | 31.9 | 3,125 |
Total votes: 9,798 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Plesa received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Mihaela Plesa defeated Jamee Jolly in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mihaela Plesa (D) ![]() | 50.7 | 29,660 |
![]() | Jamee Jolly (R) ![]() | 49.3 | 28,801 |
Total votes: 58,461 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Mihaela Plesa defeated Cassandra Garcia Hernandez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mihaela Plesa ![]() | 55.1 | 2,588 |
![]() | Cassandra Garcia Hernandez | 44.9 | 2,106 |
Total votes: 4,694 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Jamee Jolly defeated Eric Bowlin in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jamee Jolly ![]() | 52.1 | 4,518 |
![]() | Eric Bowlin ![]() | 47.9 | 4,151 |
Total votes: 8,669 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez and Mihaela Plesa advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lorenzo Sanchez in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cassandra Garcia Hernandez | 34.2 | 2,513 |
✔ | ![]() | Mihaela Plesa ![]() | 33.1 | 2,435 |
![]() | Lorenzo Sanchez | 32.7 | 2,406 |
Total votes: 7,354 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Jamee Jolly and Eric Bowlin advanced to a runoff. They defeated Hayden Padgett, Daniel Chandler, and LaDale Buggs in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jamee Jolly ![]() | 38.0 | 4,158 |
✔ | ![]() | Eric Bowlin ![]() | 32.0 | 3,495 |
![]() | Hayden Padgett ![]() | 21.4 | 2,338 | |
![]() | Daniel Chandler | 6.4 | 694 | |
LaDale Buggs | 2.2 | 243 |
Total votes: 10,928 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mihaela Plesa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Plesa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- After the horrific events of Winter Storm Uri last February, people in Collin County do not believe that the State of Texas has done enough to keep them safe from widespread power failures in the future. I believe that it is critical that we invest in our state’s infrastructure, especially when it comes to fixing Texas’ inadequate power grid. No one should die because of the negligence of their state government.
- We are still in the midst of a raging pandemic, and access to quality and affordable healthcare is now more important than ever. As healthcare costs in this country continue to rise, it is crucial that we pass legislation to ensure that any unexpected trips to the hospital do not bankrupt Texas families. I believe that one important way that we can improve healthcare is expand to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state of Texas to all low-income adults. This measure is supported by a significant number of Republicans in the state legislature, and I look forward to working with them to make this a reality.
- All of our kids deserve the best education we can give them, especially given the academic setbacks our kids have faced as a result of remote learning. As we return to classrooms, we need to ensure that all of our state's teachers receive a living wage so that they can better do their jobs. I am also in favor of reforms to the way in which we finance our public schools. The state does not provide enough transparency on how the funds collected through recapture are used to support education. Texas needs to be transparent about the its recapture money and ensure that it goes fully to education. That’s what the taxpayers are expecting of us.
Defense and Veterans Affairs Committe
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 70 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 70 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 16, 2022
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Preceded by Scott Sanford (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 70 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |