Rachel Plakon
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 36
Rachel Plakon is the incumbent Republican representative for Florida House District 36, a Lake Mary real-estate broker and investment-company president elected to the House in 2022. She holds a mass-media communications degree and corporate MBA and has served on local planning and zoning, the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, and the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission. Her campaign emphasizes tax relief, business growth, teacher pay, parental authority in education, public safety, drug enforcement, rural-boundary protection, and limited government.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 36
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 36 · August 18, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $94,630
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- POLITICAL COMMITTEE$35,000
- GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$6,500
- RETIRED$6,075
- ATTORNEY$4,600
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- REAL ESTATE$4,000
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$76,000
- $500-$999$11,000
- $250-$499$4,750
- $100-$249$2,450
- $1-$99$430
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Plakon supports protecting Seminole County's rural boundary from development pressure.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon's campaign reports bipartisan work concerning disability advocacy, clean water, victims' rights, veterans' dental services, first-responder retirement, insurance, and teacher pay.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 2 records
Plakon supports business-friendly policies intended to produce good-paying jobs.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon sponsored 2026 legislation limiting state and local employment practices based on gender identity, pronoun use, and gender-ideology training; the bill did not advance beyond first reading.
January 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Plakon's campaign reports bipartisan work concerning disability advocacy, clean water, victims' rights, veterans' dental services, first-responder retirement, insurance, and teacher pay.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Plakon supports law enforcement and public-order policies and highlights prior legislation increasing accountability for drug dealers and prohibiting tianeptine.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon sponsored 2026 legislation increasing penalties for repeated violations of domestic-violence protective injunctions; the bill died in the House Judiciary Committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Plakon supports higher teacher pay, parental authority in education, and protections for children.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon's campaign reports bipartisan work concerning disability advocacy, clean water, victims' rights, veterans' dental services, first-responder retirement, insurance, and teacher pay.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Plakon sponsored 2026 legislation increasing penalties for repeated violations of domestic-violence protective injunctions; the bill died in the House Judiciary Committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Plakon's campaign reports votes for tax cuts covering tolls, baby supplies, school and hurricane supplies, and tools and equipment.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Plakon's campaign reports bipartisan work concerning disability advocacy, clean water, victims' rights, veterans' dental services, first-responder retirement, insurance, and teacher pay.
July 18, 2026For
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon sponsored 2026 legislation limiting state and local employment practices based on gender identity, pronoun use, and gender-ideology training; the bill did not advance beyond first reading.
January 13, 2026Against
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 3 records
Plakon has represented Florida House District 36 since 2022 and serves on judiciary, criminal justice, human services, workforce, auditing, and state-administration budget committees.
July 18, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Plakon is a business owner with a mass-media communications bachelor's degree from Oral Roberts University and a corporate MBA from Florida International University.
July 18, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Rachel Plakon is the qualified incumbent Republican candidate in the 2026 Florida House District 36 primary.
June 10, 2026
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
Plakon previously served as vice chair of a local planning and zoning board and on the Florida Commission on the Status of Women and Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
July 18, 2026
Source: rachelplakon.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 36 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 36; Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.