Early life
Eisnaugle was born in Arcadia, Florida on February 6, 1977. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 2000 from Florida Southern College and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2003. His wife, originally from Iowa, is attorney Carrie Eisnaugle, the President of National Right to Life Committee, Florida Right to Life.Florida House of Representatives
2008-2012
When incumbent Florida House of Representatives, State Representative Andy Gardiner was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, Eisnaugle ran to succeed him in the 40th District, which stretched from Azalea Park, Florida, Azalea Park to Lake Butler, Orange County, Florida, Lake Butler and Hunters Creek, Florida, Hunters Creek in central Orange County, Florida, Orange County. He faced Joe Mantilla in the Republican Party (United States), Republican primary, whom he was able to defeat with ease, winning 68% of the vote to Mantilla's 32%. In the general election, Eisnaugle faced Todd Christian, the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee. The ''Orlando Sentinel'', though noting "discomfort with some of Mr. Eisnaugle's positions," endorsed him over Christian, praised him as an "engaging candidate" with "some good ideas." In the end, Eisnaugle managed to defeat Christian by a slim margin to earn his first term in the legislature, receiving 52% of the vote to Christian's 48%. Running for re-election in 2010, Eisnaugle faced Christian once again, and Tea party movement, Tea Party candidate Darin Dunmire; Eisnaugle once again received the endorsement of the ''Sentinel'', which praised him as "one of the Legislature's more thoughtful workhorses," and singled him out for bucking those in his party who wanted to abolish the State Department of Community Affairs. Once again, Eisnaugle defeated Christian, but this time by a more comfortable margin, receiving 60% of the vote to Christian's 36% and Dunmire's 4%. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of state legislative districts, Eisnaugle was moved into the 44th District, where fellow Florida House of Representatives, State Representative Steve Precourt was running for re-election to his fourth and final term. With the knowledge that Precourt would be unable to run again in 2014, Eisnaugle stepped aside, and began campaigning to run as Precourt's successor.2014-2017
Following his departure from the legislature, Eisnaugle joined the law offices of Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell, practicing commercial litigation and appellate law. With an eye on running for the legislature in the 44th District in 2014, Eisnaugle continued his fundraising and campaigning efforts, predicting that his "conservative message" about reducing the size of government and cutting taxes would resonate with the voters. In 2014, when Precourt resigned to accept a job with the Orlando–Orange County Expressway Authority, a special election was held and Eisnaugle ran to succeed him. In the Republican Party (United States), Republican primary, he defeated former Orange County Public Schools#School board, Orange County School Board Member Vicky Bell with 85% of the vote and advanced to the general election, where he faced Shaun Raja, a businessman and the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee. Owing to the conservative nature of the district, Eisnaugle defeated Raja in a landslide, winning his return to the legislature with 74% of the vote. Even before he returned to the legislature, Eisnaugle donated tens of thousands of dollars to fellow Republican Party (United States), Republicans running for the legislature, with the implicit aim of lining up supporters for his bid for the Speakership of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2020-2022 legislative session. Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings criticized Eisnaugle's plan, noting that he was getting ahead of himself and declaring, "Talk about the tail wagging the dog. This tail is so far ahead of itself, it can't even see the dog anymore." Eisnaugle won reelection to his seat in the 2014 elections, defeating Independent Matthew Falconer. He was subsequently re-elected unopposed in 2016.Fifth District Court of Appeal
After Judge C. Alan Lawson was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Supreme Court, Eisnaugle applied for Lawson's vacant seat on the Fifth District Court of Appeal. He was one of six finalists forwarded by the Judicial Nominating Commission to Scott, and on May 8, 2017, Scott appointed him to the court.Sources
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