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Ionel Roiban

FL House — District 90
South central PBC
R Nominee
★★★★☆
118 / 165 points
Integrity & Legal Record
Professional & Business Transparency
Policy & Platform Consistency
Community Engagement & Character
Campaign Transparency
Issue-Based Positions

Challenger (came to America from Vâlcea county, Romania; made Boynton Beach, FL his home in 2001; software and AI engineer/consultant for two decades; President, National Committee of Romanian-American Republicans; first run for office; running against incumbent Rob Long)

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Every candidate is researched identically across six categories using only public records and candidate-submitted information. No candidate is endorsed. Read the full methodology.

Integrity & Legal Record 25 / 25

Criminal History

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" arrested OR convicted OR indicted — 2026-08-14]`. No adverse findings.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches

Civil Court History

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" lawsuit OR litigation — 2026-08-14]`. No adverse civil litigation found.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches

Ethics Violations

No ethics complaints found.

Sources:
  • Google/news search: "Ionel Roiban" ethics complaint — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches
  • Florida Commission on Ethics — https://ethics.state.fl.us/Complaints/Complaints.aspx — 2026-08-14

Campaign Finance Violations

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" campaign finance violation — 2026-08-14]`. No violation records found.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches

Residency Confirmed

Documented resident of Boynton Beach, FL (Palm Beach County, within HD-90) since 2001.

Sources:
  • Campaign website (voteroiban.com) — 2026-08-14
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate per the roster, and the CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF answers have not yet been extracted/indexed per-candidate in general.

Professional & Business Transparency 21 / 25

Business Ownership

Roiban describes himself as an independent AI consultant/software engineer with twenty years of experience, per his personal site (roiban.com), which lists prior employed roles (Senior Software Engineer at PCI, Application Development Manager at The Weiss Group, Senior Web Developer at Stericycle, Software Developer at U-WEB 2.0) rather than a distinct owned business entity. `[No specific personal LLC/corporation name identified — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" LLC OR consulting company — 2026-08-21]`. `[Sunbiz primary-source confirmation NOT COMPLETED — search.sunbiz.org unresponsive this session]`.

Sources:
  • roiban.com — personal/professional site — 2026-08-21
⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Sunbiz confirmation not completed; recommend a manual recheck to confirm whether he operates as a sole proprietor/independent contractor or through a formal registered entity.

Financial Conflicts of Interest

No government-contract overlap identified. Roiban has never held elected office; his consulting client base (per available material) does not include Florida state or local government entities.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search: "Ionel Roiban" government contract — 2026-08-21 — no matches

Bankruptcy History

`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal or business bankruptcy filings located.

Sources:
  • CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Ionel Roiban" — 2026-08-21 — 0 results

Tax Liens

`[NOT FOUND]`. No federal or state tax lien records located. Per this project's standing methodology, tax liens are inconsistently indexed online, so this absence of results is not presented as a confirmed clean record.

Sources:
  • CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — same search as above — 2026-08-21 — 0 results

Board Memberships

Roiban is President of the National Committee of Romanian-American Republicans (already noted in Category 1) and previously served as an Advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania (2020–). No adverse findings connected to either role.

Sources:
  • LinkedIn — "Ionel Roiban - Fmr. Advisor to the Prime-Minister of Romania" — 2026-08-21
  • Campaign website (voteroiban.com) — 2026-08-21
  • ⚠️ TOOLING BLOCK: Sunbiz unresponsive this session (2 attempts); recommend a manual recheck for any personal LLC/corporation.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Policy & Platform Consistency 15 / 20

Voting Record

Roiban is a non-incumbent (first run for office; has never held elected office in the U.S.). `[NO VOTING RECORD — NON-INCUMBENT]`. His platform is specific and locally tailored: water quality/beach protection, flooding and stormwater resilience for low-lying coastal neighborhoods, full funding for first responders (police, fire, 911 dispatchers), teacher retention with strong reading/math instruction plus technical/trade pathways, and telehealth/local clinic access for older coastal residents.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com — campaign platform — 2026-08-21

Position Consistency

`[Insufficient public record to assess consistency over time, as a first-time candidate — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21]`. His current platform is internally consistent (locally-focused affordability, infrastructure, and public-safety proposals).

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com — campaign platform — 2026-08-21

Flip-Flops

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" flip-flop reversed position controversy — 2026-08-21]`. No documented policy reversal was identified.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no matches

Endorsements

Received: United Christians of Florida (2026 voter guide endorsement). `[A comprehensive endorsements-received list beyond this was NOT FOUND; Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:
  • United Christians of Florida — 2026 Voter Guide — 2026-08-21
  • Freedom Voter Guide — candidate profile — 2026-08-21
  • None this pass.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Community Engagement & Character 13 / 25

Community Involvement

Beyond his already-documented leadership of the National Committee of Romanian-American Republicans (profile summary), `[no additional nonprofit board membership or dedicated volunteer role was found — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" volunteer community Boynton Beach — 2026-08-24]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no additional matches
None — genuine data gap, not an adverse finding.

Veteran / First Responder Service

`[NOT FOUND — no military or first-responder service background documented — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" military veteran — 2026-08-24]`. His campaign platform includes a stated commitment to fully funding first responders (already documented in Category 3), which is public advocacy, not personal service.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches
None — factual absence of personal service; stated first-responder-funding platform noted as advocacy, not personal service.

Faith-Based Involvement (scored on character consistency)

`[No specific denomination/congregation membership was documented — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" church faith — 2026-08-24]`. A specific, documented faith-community affiliation exists: United Christians of Florida recommended him in their 2026 voter guide (already documented in Category 3 as an endorsement). Not scored negatively for the absence of a personal congregation given this documented faith-community engagement. On character consistency: his locally-tailored platform (water quality, first-responder funding, education) is consistent with his community-leadership role (Romanian-American Republicans); no contradictions identified.

Sources:
  • United Christians of Florida — 2026 Voter Guide (cross-referenced from Category 3) — 2026-08-24

Debates / Town Halls

`[No documented debate/town hall invitations or appearances for the 2026 general election against Long were found this pass — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" HD-90 debate 2026 — 2026-08-24]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches
None — data gap, not treated as avoidance absent any documented invitation.

Social Media Presence & Consistency

Active campaign presence via voteroiban.com, Facebook, and a WinRed fundraising page. `[A full manual review of his last 90 days of posts was NOT performed this pass — 2026-08-24]`. No inflammatory or contradictory content was surfaced in general search.

Sources:
  • Facebook — "Ionel Roiban" — 2026-08-24
  • None new this pass.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Campaign Transparency 17 / 25

Top Donors / Donor Composition

`[A precise total-raised figure was NOT FOUND this session — searched: Florida Division of Elections — 2026-08-26]`. His own campaign explicitly brands its fundraising model: "No special-interest checks — just neighbors funding a more affordable District 90," and states compliance with Florida's $1,000-per-person-per-election contribution limit (Fla. Stat. §106.08) with full reporting.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com — "Get Involved" / campaign data page — 2026-08-26

PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures

`[NOT FOUND — no PAC involvement identified — consistent with his campaign's explicit "no special-interest checks" branding — searched: Florida Division of Elections — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com — as above — 2026-08-26

Advertising Spend

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Florida Division of Elections expenditure reports — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Grassroots Engagement

`[No documented door-knocking, phone-banking, or in-person voter-contact ground game located — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Ionel Roiban" HD-90 campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`. His campaign's "neighbors funding" branding suggests a grassroots orientation, though no specific canvassing events were independently confirmed.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Donations to Political Figures

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Florida Division of Elections, nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
  • No adverse findings; a stated small-dollar/no-special-interest fundraising philosophy, exact totals not confirmed.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Issue-Based Positions 27 / 40

2A Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: NRA, GOA, campaign website (voteroiban.com) — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Pro-Life / Pro-Family Score

`[No explicit abortion-policy statement located, though endorsed/recommended by United Christians of Florida — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: SBA Pro-Life America, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • unitedchristiansofflorida.com — 2026-08-26

Fiscal Conservatism Score

Platform commits to "lowering the fixed costs — insurance, rent pressure, and taxes — that hit small employers hardest."

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com/issues — 2026-08-26

Parental Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: Moms for Liberty, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Election Integrity Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Housing / Insurance Position

Same platform plank as Fiscal Conservatism above: explicitly names "insurance" and "rent pressure" as fixed costs to lower.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com/issues — 2026-08-26

Education / School Choice Position

Pledges to keep "good teachers in District 90 by treating the profession with respect" — a public-school-teacher-support message without an explicit ESA/voucher position.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com/issues — 2026-08-26

Environment / Everglades Position

Platform commits to "protecting water quality and the beaches" and "funding flooding and stormwater resilience for low-lying coastal neighborhoods" — specific, PBC-relevant coastal-resilience proposals.

Sources:
  • voteroiban.com/issues — 2026-08-26
  • Campaign emphasizes cost-of-living and coastal-resilience specifics over social/culture-war issues, consistent with his stated "not a culture war" framing.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

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