Member, Alachua County School Board (District 5, appointed); private school teacher

Janine Plavac, 73, teaches at Saint Francis Catholic Academy and previously taught at Gainesville High School for 17 years²³. She was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the District 5 seat on the Alachua County School Board in April 2025, according to the Alligator². She received roughly 35 percent in the August primary for the open District 1 seat and faces Hunter Miller in November².

• Teacher, Saint Francis Catholic Academy²³
• Taught at Gainesville High School for 17 years²³
• Appointed to the Alachua County School Board District 5 seat by Gov. DeSantis in April 2025, per the Alligator²
• Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the District 5 seat in April 2025, per the Alligator²; running in 2026 for District 1, which is open because incumbent Tina Certain is leaving the seat to run for the Alachua County Commission³. She advanced from the Aug. 18, 2026 primary and is on the Nov. 3 ballot¹². The Alachua County sample ballot prints this race with no district qualifier, unlike district-limited legislative races that carry an 'if you live in' note¹; Florida law provides for districtwide school board voting⁴.