Robert Asencio (born August 1963) is an American Southern Democratic politician and former Miami-Dade Schools Police Department captain from Florida.

[1][2][3] In August 2022, he won the Democratic primary for the newly created Florida's 28th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, and was defeated by incumbent Republican Carlos A. Giménez in the November general election.

Asencio graduated from St. Thomas University with a BA in 2009.

Asencio served in the United States Army Reserve and later went on to become a police captain.

[1] Asencio defeated Republican David Rivera in the Florida House of Representatives District 118 general election after running unopposed in the Democratic primary.