DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Mihaela Plesa

Texas State Representative, District 70 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 70Born 1983

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 32; 208 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.3%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +16.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Pensions, Investments and Financial Services · vice chair
Elections

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 208 sponsored · 32 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 650 Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the…
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0472) · Became law Jun 2025

SB 1563 Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.
Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 4238 Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 109 Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the…
Family--Juvenile Delinquency (I0360) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 46 Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use…
Crimes--Drugs (I0185) · Became law Jun 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Plesa sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Plesa is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Vince Perez, Josey Garcia

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Plesa’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills92%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Plesa’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Plesa	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 1, 2025	HB 2017: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 96–38
Jun 1, 2025	HB 119: Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying…	No	No	Yes	Passed 101–36
May 31, 2025	SB 379: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental…	No	No	Yes	Passed 84–45
May 30, 2025	HB 1056: Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 101–32
May 28, 2025	SB 1300: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 110–31

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Plesa was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 70

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Texas House of Representatives, District 70	Won	D+16.6	D+5.9	+10.7
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 70	Won	D+4.4	D+5.9	−1.5
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 70	Won	D+1.5	D+9.6	−8.1