# Rachel Plakon

Rachel Plakon is a Republican member of the Florida House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Florida House, district 36
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1b25c111-e59b-429e-a6b7-fd22a38c1581

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b25c111-e59b-429e-a6b7-fd22a38c1581 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Plakon reported $179.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 420 donors and 460 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

817 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Florida House 94.0%). Party unity 95.9% (94.7%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5501E Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5501E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5001E General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5001E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5003E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · SB 2508E State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/SB2508E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5203E Government Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5203E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5601E Higher Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5601E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5207E Department of Management Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5207E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 5201E Collective Bargaining · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB5201E/
- 2026-05-12 · voted yea · Passage, Third Reading · HB 7031E Taxation · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026E/HB7031E/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 48. 76.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida House 56.4%; rank 22 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4083: City of Winter Springs, Seminole County (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB4083/
- HB 1335: Newborn Screenings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1335/
- HB 1341: Department of Business and Professional Regulation (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1341/
- HR 761: Persecution of Christians in Nigeria (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HR761/
- HB 643: Violations of Injunctions for Protection Against Domestic Violence (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB643/
- HB 641: Gender Identity Employment Practices (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB641/
- HB 309: Controlled Substances (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB309/
- HB 269: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB269/
- HB 45: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB45/
- HB 1495: Gender Identity Employment Practices (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2025/HB1495/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $179.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4871&LegislativeTermId=90
- X: https://x.com/rachelplakon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamplakon/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelsaunders5778/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b25c111-e59b-429e-a6b7-fd22a38c1581