Scott Plakon
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 29th district |
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Assumed office November 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Clelland |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 37th district |
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In office November 18, 2008 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | David H. Simmons |
| Succeeded by | Richard Corcoran |
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March 13, 1959 Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susie Plakon |
| Children | Jeanne, Timothy, John, Jamison, David, Erica |
| Alma mater | Stetson University (B.S.) |
| Profession | Publisher |
| Religion | Christian |
Scott Plakon (born March 13, 1959) is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 29th District, which includes parts of Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford in western Seminole County, since 2014, previously representing the 37th District from 2008 to 2012.
Plakon was born in Rochester, New York, and attended Arcadia High School in Greece, but moved to the state of Florida to attend Stetson University in 1977, where he graduated with a degree in psychology in 1981. After graduation, he started a publishing company that provided universities with telephone directories, eventually founding The Claims Pages, a publication for insurance claims adjusters.
In 2008, incumbent State Representative David H. Simmons was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, so Plakon ran to succeed him in the 37th District, which included parts of Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Longwood, and Winter Park in Orange County and Seminole County. Plakon was opposed by Timothy Moriarty in the Republican primary, but he defeated him easily, winning 69% of the vote. He was unopposed in the general election, and again when he ran for re-election in 2010. In 2012, Plakon, a supporter of legislation that submitted welfare recipients to drug testing, appeared on The Daily Show, where correspondent Aasif Mandvi interviewed him about his support. During interview, Mandvi challenged Plakon to take a drug test, which he declined to do, and to support legislation requiring that state legislators pass a drug test, which he also declined to do.
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