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Rene Plasencia
Rene Plasencia (Republican Party) (also known as Coach P) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 50. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. He left office on March 14, 2022.
Plasencia (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 50. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Plasencia was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2014. He represented District 49 from 2014 to 2016.
Biography
Plasencia's professional experience includes working as a high school teacher and coach.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Plasencia was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Plasencia was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Plasencia served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated Nina Yoakum in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rene Plasencia (R) | 57.2 | 62,790 |
 | Nina Yoakum (D)  | 42.8 | 47,004 | |
| Total votes: 109,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nina Yoakum advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rene Plasencia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated Pam Dirschka in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Plasencia (R) | 55.3 | 44,923 |
 | Pam Dirschka (D) | 44.7 | 36,292 | |
| Total votes: 81,215 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Pam Dirschka advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated George Collins in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Plasencia | 63.8 | 10,150 |
 | George Collins | 36.2 | 5,766 | |
| Total votes: 15,916 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated Sean Ashby in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rene Plasencia Incumbent |
57.31% | 50,962 | |
| Democratic | Sean Ashby | 42.69% | 37,960 | |
| Total Votes | 88,922 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Sean Ashby ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sean Ashby (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated George Collins in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rene Plasencia Incumbent |
52.11% | 6,664 | |
| Republican | George Collins | 47.89% | 6,124 | |
| Total Votes | 12,788 | |||
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Joe Saunders was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Rene Plasencia defeated Ed Rodriguez in the Republican primary. Plasencia defeated Saunders in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Rene Plasencia |
77% | 4,036 |
| Ed Rodriguez | 23% | 1,203 |
| Total Votes | 5,239 | |
2012
Plasencia ran in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 49. Plasencia was defeated by Marco Pena in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Marco Pena |
51.9% | 3,425 |
| Rene Plasencia | 48.1% | 3,175 |
| Total Votes | 6,600 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteRene, "Biography," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 14, 2012
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| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 50 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Canady (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 49 2014-2016 |
Succeeded by - |
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