Mihaela Plesa

Mihaela Elizabeth Plesa (born July 28, 1983) is an American politician who is the Representative for Texas's 70th House of Representatives district, following the 2022 Texas House of Representatives election. Her district covers parts of Collin County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education
Plesa was born in Dallas, Texas, in a Romanian-American family. Plesa graduated from Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas in 2006 and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in 2012.

Political career
Before running for office, Plesa served for four years as the legislative director for Ray Lopez, a Democrat from San Antonio.

Plesa ran for Texas's 70th House of Representatives district in 2022 as a Democrat. This district is based in Collin County and had been redrawn to be more favorable to Democrats, with the goal of making other seats in Collin County more safe for the Republican incumbents. Plesa narrowly defeated Republican Jamee Jolly.