Juan Carlos Planas | |
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| Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 114 district | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Jose Felix Diaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17,1970 Miami,Florida |
| Political party | Democratic (2020–present) Independent (2019–2020) Republican (until 2019) |
| Spouse | Viviana Martinez |
| Alma mater | Florida State University (BS) St. Thomas University School of Law (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas (born July 17,1970 in Miami,Florida) is an American politician.
He received his bachelor's degree from the Florida State University in 1993. [1] A former prosecutor,he received his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1998. He lives in the community of Westchester in Miami-Dade County,Florida. He is married to Viviana. [1]
Originally a Republican and former member of Florida House of Representatives,Juan-Carlos switched his party registration to unaffiliated in 2019,and subsequently to Democratic in 2020. This was in part due to Planas' opposition to Donald Trump,the Republican president at the time. [2]
In July 2023,Planas returned to politics and announced his candidacy for the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections in 2024. His opponent was Republican State Representative Alina Garcia., [3] who ultimately defeated him. Garcia won 44.16% of the vote,amounting to 458,770 votes. [4]
