Background
Plasencia was born in Orlando, Florida, and attended Doctor Phillips High School and then the University of Central Florida, where he started the first student athlete advisory board.
Plasencia was born in Orlando, Florida, and attended Doctor Phillips High School and then the University of Central Florida, where he started the first student athlete advisory board.
He graduated with his bachelor"s degree and then began working as a coach and government teacher at Colonial High School.
In 2014, incumbent State Representative Joe Saunders, a Democrat, ran for re-election in the 49th District, so Plasencia ran against him. He faced Editor Rodriguez, a retired police detective, in the Republican primary. A lot of what we do is almost clerical work." He ended up defeating Rodriguez in a landslide, winning the primary with 77% of the vote and advancing to the general election, where he faced Saunders.
Plasencia argued that raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, which Saunders supported, was a "jobs killer," and praised Governor Rick Scott on "gun rights, economics, taxes, and pro-growth strategies," while also emphasizing that he supported public education.