Rachel Saunders Plakon is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 36th district.

[2] She later worked as a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty and land specialist for NAI Realvest.

In March 2023, Plakon sponsored HB 1521 in the Florida State Senate, an anti-trans bathroom bill,[4] which is supported by Florida District 29 Representative Webster Barnaby, a Republican from Deltona who called trans people "demons" and "mutants".

[5] The bill, titled the "Safety in Private Spaces Act," considers it trespassing for a person to enter a bathroom opposite of their assigned sex at birth.

[6] In the 2024 United States elections, Plakon was reelected to the Florida District 36 House of Representatives seat.