From an immigrant arriving with almost nothing to a candidate for the Florida House.
I came to America from Vâlcea county, Romania, with almost nothing — and made Boynton Beach my home in 2001.
“The American Dream isn’t a slogan to me — it’s my life. I’m running to defend it for the next family chasing it.”
For two decades I’ve worked as a software and AI engineer and consultant — modernizing how organizations use data and technology, and fixing systems that were broken. I serve as President of the National Committee of Romanian-American Republicans.
I’m not a career politician; this is my first run for office. I’m an outsider to politics and a 25-year neighbor to this community — and I’d bring an engineer’s habit to the job: define the problem, measure it, fix it.
Not a political résumé — a builder’s one. Here’s the path from an immigrant arriving with almost nothing to a candidate for the Florida House.
Biography per roiban.com.
District 90 is 27.2% foreign-born — nearly double the national rate. I’m one of you: I came from Romania, learned the system, and built a life here. I’ll be a representative who understands that the American Dream isn’t an abstraction — it’s a mortgage, a small business, a kid’s school, and a property-insurance bill that’s eating it alive.
Foreign-born share — U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year, District 90.
Four commitments I’ll measure myself against — not slogans, but standards you can hold me to.
Four open, in-person meetings a year in the district — minimum. Show up, take questions, no screening.
I’ll publish a short, plain-English explanation for every floor vote I cast, posted here within a week.
A standing, open block each month where any constituent can get 15 minutes — no lobbyist required.
Track what insurance, taxes, and key costs actually do for District 90 families — reported openly, win or lose.
Llegué a Estados Unidos desde Rumanía y hice de Boynton Beach mi hogar en 2001. Después de 20 años como ingeniero, me postulo para hacer el Distrito 90 más asequible. Mis prioridades: