Susan Plasencia 2024

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October 4, 2024

Susan Plasencia is an incumbent Republican currently running for Florida Legislature District 37. In 2022, Plasencia won the election and served her first term in the Florida House of Representatives. With a background in business, Plasencia said she ran for her first term because she was unhappy with then Representative Ardian Zika. Even though Plasencia is affiliated with the Republican party, she says that party affiliation does not matter to her, as she has not endorsed former president Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris or Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. 

“They [the voters] are my priority,” Plasencia told OCN. “When people call, I help.”

She is endorsed by the political organization Americans for Prosperity, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the local Orange County Firefighters Association chapter. 

Across her campaign, Plasencia has raised $151,426.99 and spent $85,568.25, according to Transparency USA. 

Plasencia did not submit a video or participate in OCN’s candidate Q&A.

Author
Megan Stokes

Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.
In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.

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