Representative Mihaela Plesa became the first Democrat in decades to represent Collin County in Austin and the local and state Republican parties want her seat…
Democrats have a toehold in Collin County for the first time in decades. A local seat may hold the keys to statewide education policy.For the first time in decades, a Democrat won a Texas House seat in Collin County . Her district stretches across parts of Allen, Plano, and Richardson. She's now in one of the state's most competitive races this November.
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Rep. Plesa spent six years as a legislative staffer in the capitol before running for the House herself. In an interview with NBC 5, she touted that experience as key to helping her sign on to ninety bills signed into law by Governor Abbott.
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