▁With ▁ab st in ence - only ▁education ▁at ▁her ▁public ▁school , ▁she ▁turned ▁to ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁for ▁information ▁about ▁family ▁planning ▁and ▁re product ive ▁health . ▁From ▁there , ▁E sk am ani ▁began ▁volunte ering ▁at ▁her ▁local ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁affili ate , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Development ▁Co ordin ator . ▁She ▁worked ▁at ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁rising ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Senior ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁for ▁the ▁merged ▁affili ate ▁known ▁as ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁of ▁South west ▁and ▁Central ▁Florida . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁campaign ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁E sk am ani ▁announced ▁her ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁district ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁She ▁ran ▁to ▁take ▁back ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁Democr ats ▁from ▁Republican ▁Mike ▁Miller . ▁Miller , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁two ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁chose ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Congress ▁days ▁earlier , ▁making ▁District ▁ 4 7 ▁an ▁open ▁seat . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁E sk am ani ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot ▁by ▁collect ing ▁the ▁required ▁number ▁of ▁pet itions . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁E sk am ani ▁faced ▁two ▁Republican ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁a ▁primary ▁and ▁one ▁Democratic ▁oppon