| Representative Mihaela Plesa is a lifelong Texan who is proud to serve the residents of Texas House District 70, which covers parts of Dallas, Plano, Richardson, and Allen. She is the first-generation daughter of Romanian immigrants who fled Eastern Europe to pursue the American Dream. Representative Plesa is proud to be the first democratic woman elected to represent Collin County in the Texas Legislature and the first Romanian-American elected in the great state of Texas.
Now in her second term as State Representative, Plesa was elected the Vice Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus and appointed Vice Chair of the House Committee on Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services. She also serves on the Elections Committee and was recently awarded the Outstanding Democratic Woman award from the Texas Democratic Women. Her priorities currently include fully funding our schools, reducing property taxes, and improving public safety.
During her first Legislative Session, Representative Plesa passed legislation to crack down on illegal street racing, made it easier for seniors to receive IDs, and increased funding for ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) by $6.2 million, the first increase in 10 years. She was awarded the Legislative Study Group Freshman of the Year in 2023.
Rep. Mihaela Plesa owned and operated her own small business in fashion merchandising and design, focusing on Texas-made products while helping other entrepreneurs start and grow their own small businesses. Before running for the Texas House, Plesa served as a legislative director for three regular sessions and four special sessions. During her tenure as a legislative director, Plesa worked to pass legislation that expanded the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, expanded Medicaid, and passed a constitutional amendment to deliver property tax exemptions to gold star families. Representative Plesa is proud to stand on her legislative record of bipartisan achievements for the people of Texas.
Rep. Plesa is the proud product of Texas public schools. She earned her high school diploma from Newman Smith High School, her bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas, and her master's degree from Southern Methodist University. |