Florida House · District 90 · November 3, 2026 Volunteer Contact EN·ES·HT
Republican for Florida House · District 90

An engineer’s plan for an affordable District 90.

No slogans — just the numbers, the record, and a path to win that actually adds up.

Boynton Beach resident for 25 years · software & AI engineer, not a politician
VOTE ROIBAN — Florida House District 90
$6,323
average Palm Beach County home-insurance premium — among the highest in the nation, and falling
D+8.7
district registration gap — closer than the headlines suggest
27,112
independent (NPA) voters who actually decide this seat
6 of 7
of the incumbent’s 2026 bills died in committee without a hearing
The squeeze, in real numbers

The problem isn’t a mystery. It’s on your bills.

$6,323

Home insurance

The average Palm Beach County premium — Florida is the most expensive state in the country for homeowners insurance, roughly twice the national average. The state reforms are working: the county average has fallen from $6,614 (Jan. 2025) to $6,412 (Jan. 2026) to $6,323 (July 2026), and about 26,000 county homes saw an average 11.9% cut. Falling is not the same as affordable.

FL Office of Insurance Regulation, Property Insurance Stability Report, July 1, 2026.

Voted No

Property taxes

On Feb. 19, 2026 the Florida House passed CS/CS/HJR 203 — the amendment to phase out non-school homestead property taxes — 80–30. Our current representative voted no.

This November, the Save Our Homes amendment — up to a $250,000 homestead exemption — is on the same ballot. One trip to the polls, two chances to cut your cost of living.

Florida House roll call, CS/CS/HJR 203, Feb. 19, 2026 (VoteId 24474).

$370,400

The math of living here

Median home value in the district, against a median household income of $76,862 — and about 1 in 8 residents lives below the poverty line. Affordability touches every neighborhood here.

U.S. Census, ACS 2024 5-year (District 90).

The incumbent’s record, on paper

Seven bills filed. One law. Six died without a hearing.

Rep. Long is one of 34 Democrats in a House with 83 Republicans (3 seats vacant, Aug. 2026). That’s not an insult — it’s the math of why most minority bills go nowhere. His 2026 record as lead sponsor:

CS/HB 851 — professional learning (autism) for teachers/administratorsPassed 108–0 / 38–0 · Chapter 2026-109
HB 855 — clean water / PFAS (his signature bill)Died in committee · no hearing
HB 853 — mobile home park regulations (died in the Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee — a panel he sits on)Died in committee · no hearing
HB 957 — deferred and unpaid taxesDied in committee · no hearing
HB 907, HB 1193, HB 1447Died in committee · no hearing
CS/CS/HJR 203 — phase out non-school homestead property taxes (House floor, Feb. 19, 2026 — passed 80–30)Long: No

Credit where it’s owed: one bill in, one bill out, unanimously. But look at which one — the uncontroversial one. The bills carrying the district’s harder problems — clean water, mobile-home lot rents, tax deferrals — never got a vote.

Florida House sponsored-bills list and official bill histories, 2026 session; Laws of Florida ch. 2026-109; House roll call VoteId 24474 (Feb. 19, 2026). District 90 deserves a seat in the room where the budget is written.

The choice

Roiban vs. the incumbent — on the record.

Ionel Roiban
Republican · Challenger
Rep. Rob Long
Democrat · Incumbent
Background
Private-sector software & AI engineer; 25-year Boynton Beach resident; first run for office — an outsider.
Civil engineer; career local government — Planning & Zoning, City Commission/Vice Mayor, CRA, Soil & Water board.
In Tallahassee
Would join the 83-seat Republican majority — a seat at the table.
One of 34 Democrats in the minority — on the sidelines.
2026 legislative results
Challenger — running on affordability first.
7 bills as lead sponsor; 1 passed (a narrow, unanimous one); 6 died without a hearing.
On your taxes
Backs Amendment 3 (Save Our Homes, $150k→$250k exemption) and will help write the implementing law.
Voted No on HJR 203, the House’s 2026 property-tax phase-out amendment (80–30).

Documented public record: FL House sponsored-bills list and bill histories (2026); House roll call VoteId 24474; official House roster (Aug. 2026); Ballotpedia. Contrasts are about record and effectiveness — nothing else.

Straight answers

The questions you’re actually asking.

Isn’t this a safe Democratic seat?

Not as safe as December made it look. That special election was a 27-point blowout on ~15,000 ballots — a low-turnout fluke. In regular elections the district runs about 10–12 points Democratic, and registration is only D+8.7. With a broad November electorate and the independents in play, it’s an underdog race, not a hopeless one.

You’ve never held office. Why should I trust you with this?

Because that’s exactly the point. I’ve spent 20 years as an engineer fixing broken systems — defining the problem, measuring it, and shipping a fix. I’m not a career politician climbing a ladder; I’m a builder who’ll treat your cost of living as the problem to solve.

A Republican in a blue-leaning district — what’s different about you?

I’m running a local race about local bills, not a national culture war. Affordability, effectiveness, and clean government are not partisan. I’ll work with anyone — in either party — who will lower what it costs to live here.

What about clean water and the environment?

I’m for it — healthy beaches and clean water are why we live here. The difference is I’ll be in the majority that controls the budget, so I can actually fund it, instead of filing bills that die in committee.

Where does your money come from?

Neighbors. Small-dollar donors who want a more affordable District 90 — reported in full and on time. No checks from special interests, and the numbers will be posted right here on this site.

Won’t an incumbent just outspend you?

Less than you’d think. This cycle Rep. Long’s campaign and his political committee have reported about $86,000 raised — but more than 90% of it, roughly $79,000, is already spent, much of it winning December’s special. As of that report there was no big war chest sitting in the bank. This race starts far closer to even than the headlines suggest, and a focused campaign can compete. (Figures are updated here as new reports are filed.)

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