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 โ€” Florida House District 90
$6,614
average Palm Beach County home-insurance premium — highest in the nation
D+8.7
district registration gap — closer than the headlines suggest
27,112
independent (NPA) voters who actually decide this seat
0 of 3
the incumbent’s 2026 bills that got a committee hearing
The squeeze, in real numbers

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

$6,614

Home insurance

The average Palm Beach County premium — Florida is the most expensive state in the country for homeowners insurance, roughly 2–3× the national average. Recent state reforms have started to ease rates (about 26,000 county homes saw an average 11.9% cut), but families here still pay far too much.

FL Office of Insurance Regulation, Property Insurance Stability Report, Jan. 2025.

Voted no

Property taxes

When Delray Beach cut taxes to the rolled-back rate for 2025 — the only South Florida taxing authority to do it — our current representative voted against it (4–1), and against the budget (3–2).

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.

The Coastal Star, Sept. 4, 2024.

$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

He ran on clean water and affordability. In the minority, none of it moved.

Rep. Long is one of about 33 Democrats against an 85-seat Republican supermajority. That’s not an insult — it’s the math of why a good bill goes nowhere. The 2026 session record:

HB 855 — clean water / PFAS (signature bill, prime sponsor)Died in committee ยท 0 hearings
HB 1377 — cooling-tower water safety (co-sponsor)Died in committee
HB 451 — 911 telecommunicator benefits (co-sponsor)Died in committee
Delray Beach FY2025 budget — property-tax rollbackVoted no

Florida House/Senate official bill histories, 2026 session; The Coastal Star (9/4/2024). 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 85-seat governing majority — a seat at the table.
One of ~33 Democrats in the minority — on the sidelines.
2026 legislative results
Challenger — running on affordability first.
3 bills filed or co-sponsored; all died in committee, none got a hearing.
On your taxes
Backs property-tax relief like the rollback he rejected.
Voted no on Delray Beach’s 2025 property-tax rollback (4–1).

Documented public record: FL House/Senate bill histories (2026); The Coastal Star (9/4/2024); 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. There’s 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.

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