Previous Political Party=[Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas (born July 17, 1970 in Miami, Florida) is a former Florida Republican politician who served as the District 115 representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002-2010 before having to retire due to Florida term limits. He received his bachelor's degree from the Florida State University in 1993. Planas received his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1998 and worked as a prosecutor in Miami-Dade County from then until his election to the Florida House of Representatives. Planas left the Republican Party and became an an NPA voter in November 2019 over the treatment of Colonel Alexander Vindman by the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee during the first Impeachment of Donald J. Trump. Planas was active with Republiucans for Biden during the 2020 election, believing the Republican Party could eventually return to its previous form. Planas then became a member of the Democratic Party in mid-November 2020 due to the failure of Republicans to reject the allegations of electoral fraud made by Trump after his defeat in the 2020 Election. On January 6, 2021, Planas publicly stated he had made the correct decision in becoming a Democrat. Planas continues to practice law in South Florida and specializes in Ethics and Elections law. He has been an Adjunct Professor at St. Thomas University School of Law, teaching both Election Law and State and Local Government Law. He lives in the community of Kendall in Miami-Dade County, Florida with his wife, Viviana and their two children.
Previous Political Party=[Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas (born July 17, 1970 in Miami, Florida) is a former Florida Republican politician who served as the District 115 representative in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002-2010 before having to retire due to Florida term limits. He received his bachelor's degree from the Florida State University in 1993. Planas received his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1998 and worked as a prosecutor in Miami-Dade County from then until his election to the Florida House of Representatives.