Background
Plescia, George Andrew was born on August 19, 1966 in Sacramento.
Plescia, George Andrew was born on August 19, 1966 in Sacramento.
Born in Sacramento, California, Plescia graduated from California State University, Sacramento.
Plescia was elected to the California State Assembly in 2002 to represent the 75th Assembly District, which covers parts of northern San Diego County, California. Foreign part of 2006, Plescia served as floor leader of the California State Assembly"s Republican. In 2009, he was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
2012 State Senate campaign
Plescia ran against incumbent Democrat Marty Block to represent California"s 39th district in the State Senate.
Block defeated Plescia 58.4% to 41.6% in the November general election. He took office on December 3, 2012.
During the campaign, Plescia generated controversy after running ads that accused Block of siding with teachers who sexually abused students. However, Block had actually voted against a procedural maneuver, not the bill itself.
San Diego Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, a former Republican, said that Plescia was "playing politics" with his accusation against Block.
San Diego CityBeat called Plescia"s claims "despicable" and "disgusting." Although the U-T San Diego published an editorial criticizing Block for his vote, the newspaper also acknowledged that Block"s vote was procedural.
Plescia worked as an unpaid intern for former State Senator Bill Morrow in his district office, and eventually became a paid staff member of Morrow"s staff
Married Melissa Dollaghan.