Florida House · District 90 · November 3, 2026 Volunteer Contact
Meet Ionel

An engineer, not a politician.

From an immigrant arriving with almost nothing to a candidate for the Florida House.

Meet Ionel

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.

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The engineer behind the campaign

Two decades building things that work.

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.

2001
Comes to America. Arrives from Vâlcea county, Romania, and makes Boynton Beach home — the district he now hopes to represent.
2000s–2010s
Builds a 20-year engineering career. Software and AI engineer and consultant — modernizing how organizations use cloud, data, and machine learning.
Since 2009
Open-source contributor. A public track record of building tools others rely on.
2020
Advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania. Executive-level experience advising on technology and modernization.
Today
President, National Committee of Romanian-American Republicans. Bringing immigrant communities into American civic life.
2026
Runs for Florida House, District 90. First campaign for public office — an outsider, by design.

Biography per roiban.com.

For our immigrant neighbors

More than 1 in 4 of us came here from somewhere else.

27%

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.

An engineer’s commitments

If the data should be public, so should I.

Four commitments I’ll measure myself against — not slogans, but standards you can hold me to.

A town hall every quarter

Four open, in-person meetings a year in the district — minimum. Show up, take questions, no screening.

A reason for every vote

I’ll publish a short, plain-English explanation for every floor vote I cast, posted here within a week.

Monthly office hours

A standing, open block each month where any constituent can get 15 minutes — no lobbyist required.

A public affordability scorecard

Track what insurance, taxes, and key costs actually do for District 90 families — reported openly, win or lose.

En Español

Ionel Roiban para la Cámara de Florida, Distrito 90.

Un ingeniero, no un político.

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:

  • Bajar el costo de vida — empezando por el seguro de vivienda y los impuestos a la propiedad.
  • Una voz que sí puede lograr resultados — un asiento en la mayoría que decide el presupuesto de Florida.
  • El sueño americano, ganado — lo viví, y lucharé por la próxima familia que lo persigue.

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