Representative  Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas

District 115
Republican

• View Original Rep. Juan-Carlos Planas, R-Miami, offers support as the House brought it's version of the state budget to the floor Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
• View Original Alternating Chairman of the Seminole Indian Compact Review Committeee Rep. Juan-Carlos Planas, right, and Speaker pro tempore Ron Reagan, R-Sarasota, left, converse in the foreground of the full committee which later approved the gambling compact bill Thursday, April 8, 2010. The bill, when fully ratified, guarantees the state $1 billion in gambling revenues from the Seminole Tribe for the next five years.
• View Original Governor Charlie Crist, center, is embraced by Juan-Carlos Planas, R-Miami, as he's welcomed by a joint session of the Legislature for his final State-of-the-State address Tuesday evening, March 2, 1010.
• View Original Rep. Jaun-Carlos Planas, presents his bill during Policy Council Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. Jaun-Carlos Planas, gestures while commenting during consideration of a measure on the House floor April 17, 2009, in Tallahassee Florida.
• View Original Rep. Jaun-Carlos Planas, seeks the support of his colleagues for a measure considered on the House floor January 14, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida, during special session of the Legislature focused on reducing Florida's current budget.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  Miami/Westchester

Occupation:  Attorney

Spouse:  Viviana Martinez of Miami

Education:  Florida State University, B.A., Political Science, 1993, Political Science Association, President; St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 1998, Student Bar Association, Vice President, Hispanic Law Society, President

Born:  July 17, 1970, Miami, FL

History:  Great-grandfather Casimiro Hernandez, Mayor of Cabaiguan, Cuba

Religious Affiliation:  Catholic

Recreational Interest:  cooking, history, jazz, reading

Committee Membership

Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight     Alternating Chair

Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee

Elder & Family Services Policy Committee

Government Accountability Act Council

Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review

Legislative Service

Elected to the House in 2002, reelected subsequently

Other Public Service

Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County 1998-2002

Affiliations

Baypoint Schools, Board Member

Kiwanis Club of Little Havana

Miami-Dade Children's Trust, Member

St. Thomas Law School, Board of Advisors

Wings for Life, South Florida, Board Member