▁Te en ▁Vog ue , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁Vice ▁News ▁document ary ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Or lando ▁S entin el ▁described ▁E sk am ani ' s ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁content ious ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Her ▁Republican ▁oppon ent , ▁Stock ton ▁Re e ves ▁VI , ▁sent ▁out ▁at ▁least ▁twenty - five ▁pieces ▁of ▁mail ▁alongside ▁three ▁television ▁ad s ▁that ▁were ▁negative ▁towards ▁E sk am ani . ▁E sk am ani ▁addressed ▁each ▁attack ▁directly . ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁first ▁time ▁candidate , ▁E sk am ani ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁her ▁campaign . ▁ ▁E sk am ani ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁winning ▁ 5 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁over ▁ 4 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁Stock ton ▁Re e ves . ▁With ▁this ▁victory , ▁E sk am ani ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Iran ian - American ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Florida ▁Legisl ature . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Florida ▁legisl ative ▁session ▁E sk am ani ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁four ▁legisl ative ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁the ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁They ▁include ▁Local , ▁Federal ▁& ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁Sub comm ittee , ▁O vers ight , ▁Trans par ency ▁& ▁Public ▁Management ▁Sub comm ittee , ▁Pre K - 1 2 ▁Qu ality ▁Sub comm ittee , ▁and ▁W ays