Scott Singer
Challenger (born Miami Beach, raised in Fort Lauderdale; longtime Boca Raton resident; business attorney; Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator; served on the Boca Raton City Council before becoming Mayor in 2018 (following predecessor Susan Haynie's arrest and resignation on unrelated corruption charges — see Identity note); re-elected Mayor with 89% of the vote; served three terms as Mayor through March 2026, implementing seven consecutive property-tax rate cuts; Chair, America First Policy Institute Mayors' Council; Past President, Florida League of Mayors; raised a record $1.3 million in Q1 2026; running in the R primary against George Moraitis and Dan Franzese)
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Integrity & Legal Record 24 / 25
Criminal History
`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" Boca Raton arrested OR convicted OR indicted — 2026-08-14]`. No adverse findings against Singer personally (see Identity note above).
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches
Civil Court History
`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" Boca Raton lawsuit OR litigation — 2026-08-14]`. No adverse civil litigation found against him personally.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches
Ethics Violations
No formal ethics complaints found against Singer personally. Noted for context: as Mayor, Singer championed the "One Boca" development project, which would have leased public land — including portions of Memorial Park, a park dedicated to WWII veterans — to private developers; Boca Raton voters rejected the plan by nearly 3-to-1 in a March 2026 referendum. He has also faced sustained local political criticism from BocaWatch, a publication run by a past mayoral opponent, over various policy positions (school-overcrowding messaging, a New York-focused relocation ad campaign) and was separately criticized by primary opponent Dan Franzese over his attendance at a 2019 interfaith mosque event, which a local interfaith coalition publicly defended. None of this rises to an adjudicated ethics violation.
- Boca Raton Tribune — "Scott Singer's Hubris Doomed 'One Boca' Project and the City's Political Establishment" — 2026-08-14
- Boca Raton Magazine — "Scott Singer vs. Boca Watch and Campaign Updates" — 2026-08-14
- Florida Politics — "Interfaith Coalition defends Scott Singer after Dan Franzese slams attendance at 2019 mosque event" — 2026-08-14
- Florida Commission on Ethics — https://ethics.state.fl.us/Complaints/Complaints.aspx — 2026-08-14 — no complaint found
Campaign Finance Violations
`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" campaign finance FEC violation — 2026-08-14]`. No violation records found. FEC record confirmed: $2,245,960 raised, $466,219 cash on hand as of 7/29/2026.
- FEC.gov — campaign finance data via Ballotpedia — 2026-08-14
Residency Confirmed
Documented longtime Boca Raton, FL (Palm Beach County, within FL-25) resident, consistent with his three terms as mayor.
- Boca Raton Tribune; WLRN — 2026-08-14
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: "One Boca" public-land development controversy (voter-rejected 3-to-1) and sustained local political criticism; not adjudicated, but relevant governance-style context.
- Investigated and clarified: a 2018 "Boca Raton mayor arrested" story concerns predecessor Susan Haynie, not Singer.
- 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 22 / 25
Business Ownership
Two confirmed, active entities: SINGER LAW OFFICE, P.A. (Doc# P11000078423) — his own outside-general-counsel/commercial-litigation/mediation practice, filed 2011, President/Secretary/Director "Singer, Scott M," registered at 621 NW 53rd St, Boca Raton, active and current on annual reports through 2026 (operating continuously through his entire mayoral tenure); and THE ORMJMP FOUNDATION, INC. (Doc# F22000000184) — a Delaware nonprofit foreign-qualified in Florida, President Scott Singer, registered at his law office address, active since 2022 — this matches his publicly-described "private foundation focused on workforce development in the skilled trades." A prior, now-inactive "SINGER LAW P.A." (Doc# P12000034096) was also found, likely an earlier iteration of his practice. Nothing concerning was found in any of these.
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), search.sunbiz.org, Entity Name search "Singer Law Office" and Officer/Registered Agent search "Singer, Scott" — 2026-08-21
- Sunbiz entity detail — SINGER LAW OFFICE, P.A. (P11000078423), THE ORMJMP FOUNDATION, INC. (F22000000184) — 2026-08-21
- Florida Bar Member Profile — Scott Michael Singer, #782661, confirms "10-Year Discipline History: None" — 2026-08-21 (this also resolves an implicit Category 1 question about his professional standing)
Financial Conflicts of Interest
Singer continued operating his private outside-general-counsel law practice (representing entrepreneurs/companies on corporate, contract, and litigation matters) throughout his entire tenure as Mayor of Boca Raton (2018–2026). No specific instance of a Singer Law Office client doing business with, or being regulated by, the City of Boca Raton was identified via available search. This is documented as a general good-governance consideration common to part-time mayors who maintain private legal practices, not a specific identified conflict, and is separate from the already-documented "One Boca" development controversy (Category 1), for which no personal financial interest by Singer was found.
- Nationwide Google/news search: "Scott Singer" Singer Law Office client Boca Raton contract — 2026-08-21 — no matches
Bankruptcy History
`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal or business bankruptcy filings located (search included "Boca Raton" as a disambiguator given the commonality of his name).
- CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Scott Singer" "Boca Raton" bankruptcy — 2026-08-21 — 0 results
Tax Liens
`[NOT FOUND]`. No federal or state tax lien records located (same disambiguation applied). 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.
- CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Scott Singer" "Boca Raton" tax lien — 2026-08-21 — 0 results
Board Memberships
Singer serves on the board of directors of CareerSource Florida — the state's official workforce-development board — an appointed government-adjacent role tied to his professional background, not a personal financial interest. He also serves as President of his own ORMJMP Foundation (see Business Ownership above). No adverse findings connected to either role. Per this project's standing spouse-check methodology, a Sunbiz search under his wife's name (Bella Singer) returned no results this pass.
- CareerSource Florida — team page — 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Officer/Registered Agent Name search "Singer, Bella" — 2026-08-21 — no results
- Investigated and excluded: numerous unrelated "Scott Singer" Sunbiz entities with no Boca Raton/professional-context match.
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: Continued private legal practice throughout his mayoral tenure — general good-governance context, no specific conflict identified.
- Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate per the roster.
Policy & Platform Consistency 11 / 20
Voting Record
Singer served on the Boca Raton City Council before becoming Mayor in 2018, re-elected with 89% of the vote, serving three terms through March 2026. His documented governance record includes seven consecutive property-tax rate cuts. However, his signature Downtown Redevelopment project was rejected by Boca Raton voters at referendum, 74.5% "No," in the same March 2026 municipal election cycle in which his mayoral tenure ended — a specific, significant electoral rebuke of a major policy initiative during his time in office. He also drew criticism over his handling of Memorial Park, which reportedly angered veterans. His congressional platform: affordability, cutting regulations, reshoring jobs, insurance/tax reform, strong borders/national defense, and "America First" alignment with President Trump.
- Boca Raton Tribune — "It's Scott Singer's Race to Lose—But he is Positioned to do Just That" — 2026-08-21
- Fox News — "Republican Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer announces Congress run in Florida" — 2026-08-21
Position Consistency
A specific, documented inconsistency: Singer ran approximately $100,000 in advertisements in New York City urging businesses and residents to relocate to Boca Raton/Florida, then later criticized his own primary opponent, Dan Franzese, for having moved from Florida to New York — taking an apparently contradictory position on the same underlying subject (interstate relocation between Florida and New York) depending on the political context.
- Washington Examiner — "Florida House candidate paid for ads to court New Yorkers to move to Florida" — 2026-08-21
Flip-Flops
See Position Consistency above — the New York relocation messaging is the specific, documented item identified. `[No other documented substantive policy reversal was identified — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" Boca Raton flip-flop reversed position — 2026-08-21]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no additional matches
Endorsements
Received: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (separately researched in this project, see Category 1 PRIORITY Hope Florida finding); other "key Florida leaders" per campaign reporting. He raised over $2 million heading into the final campaign stretch and won the 8/18/2026 Republican primary against four other candidates (including George Moraitis and Dan Franzese), advancing to face incumbent Jared Moskowitz in a race polling has shown him trailing by double digits (43%-33% in one survey) even in his home turf. `[Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`.
- CBS Miami — "Scott Singer wins Republican primary for Florida's Congressional District 25" — 2026-08-21
- Florida Politics — "Poll: Scott Singer unpopular in Boca Raton, even as Jared Moskowitz over-performs in new CD 25" — 2026-08-21
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: Singer ran ~$100,000 in NYC ads courting New Yorkers to relocate to Florida, then criticized primary opponent Dan Franzese for having moved from Florida to New York — an apparent inconsistency on the same underlying subject depending on political context. Recommend direct operator review.
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: His signature Downtown Redevelopment project was rejected 74.5% at referendum in March 2026, a significant specific electoral outcome tied to his mayoral record.
- Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.
Community Engagement & Character 15 / 25
Community Involvement
Singer has an extensive record of elected local leadership (Boca Raton City Council from 2014, Mayor 2018–2026, re-elected with 89% of the vote in one cycle, Chair of the America First Policy Institute Mayors' Council, Past President of the Florida League of Mayors). Coverage describes him as having made community engagement "a priority," regularly holding town hall meetings. This is weighed alongside the documented "One Boca" controversy (below), in which local reporting described significant public backlash over transparency concerns during that specific redevelopment process.
- Florida League of Mayors — "Scott Singer" — 2026-08-24
- Hoodline — "Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer Launches Bid for Florida's 23rd Congressional District" — 2026-08-24
Veteran / First Responder Service
`[NOT FOUND — no personal military or first-responder service documented — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" Boca Raton military veteran — 2026-08-24]`. Separately, and directly relevant to this metric's community context: as part of the "One Boca" redevelopment plan (already documented in Category 3 as rejected by a ~74.5%/nearly-3-to-1 referendum margin), the plan proposed transferring portions of Memorial Park — a site connected to World War II veterans — to private developers on a 99-year lease. A specific, documented dispute arose over whether the park's name and history reflected a genuine WWII war-memorial designation; per Boca Raton Tribune reporting, city officials' initial characterization of the site's history was contradicted by 1947 historical records, and the city did not clearly acknowledge the discrepancy after those records became public. A 9/2025 city council meeting on the plan was reported to have drawn significant public anger from attendees over the proposal's effect on the veterans-connected park.
- BizPacReview — "Florida's Boca Raton council meeting erupts with anger over plan to bulldoze park honoring WWII veterans" — 2026-08-24
- Boca Raton Tribune — "Memorial Park Controversy Shows How Tone Deaf Boca Raton's Leaders Have Become" (opinion piece; underlying factual claims about the 1947-records discrepancy cross-checked against the BizPacReview news report) — 2026-08-24
Faith-Based Involvement (scored on character consistency)
Confirmed Jewish faith, which Singer has publicly connected to his political values ("Judaism places a value on individual rights and opportunity, responsibilities, education and freedom"). `[His specific congregation was not independently confirmed — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24]`. On character consistency: a claim found in a single partisan opinion source (Frontpage Mag) regarding a mosque visit was investigated but not included in this assessment, consistent with this project's standard of not repeating characterizations from non-neutral, single-source, opinion-oriented outlets without independent corroboration from a neutral source.
- Jewish Insider — "Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer... hopes shift to right will push him to victory against Moskowitz" — 2026-08-24
Debates / Town Halls
Coverage describes Singer as having "made community engagement a priority, regularly holding town hall meetings" during his mayoral tenure generally. However, specifically regarding the "One Boca" redevelopment process, local reporting characterized his handling of resident pushback and transparency concerns as a significant point of public friction, culminating in the referendum rejection already documented in Category 3. `[No specific 2026 congressional-campaign debate coverage against Moraitis/Franzese (primary) was found this pass — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" FL-25 debate 2026 — 2026-08-24]`.
- Boca Raton Tribune — "It's Scott Singer's Race to Lose—But he is Positioned to do Just That" (opinion piece, cited for its description of the referendum backlash, cross-referenced against the already-documented Category 3 finding) — 2026-08-24
Social Media Presence & Consistency
Active campaign presence via scottsingerusa.com, Instagram (@scottsingerusa), and Facebook. `[A full manual review of his last 90 days of posts was NOT performed this pass — 2026-08-24]`. A contemporaneous poll (already relevant context, not previously documented) found Singer "unpopular in Boca Raton" even as Moskowitz overperformed in the new CD-25 district, per Florida Politics.
- Florida Politics — "Poll: Scott Singer unpopular in Boca Raton, even as Jared Moskowitz overperforms in new CD 25" — 2026-08-24
- 🔴 PRIORITY: A documented, sourced controversy over the "One Boca" plan's effect on Memorial Park (WWII veterans-connected site) and a disputed historical-accuracy question not clearly resolved by city officials after 1947 records became public. This is additional detail on the same underlying "One Boca" referendum-rejection event already flagged as PRIORITY in Category 3, not a separate new event.
- A claim from a single partisan opinion source (Frontpage Mag, regarding a mosque visit) was investigated but excluded from this assessment per this project's nonpartisan sourcing standard; flagged here for transparency about that editorial decision.
- 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
``` DONOR COMPOSITION (Q1 2026): Total receipts: $1,346,863 Individual donors: $922,853 from 3,600+ donors Personal loan from candidate: $424,010 (~31% of total) Cash on hand entering Q2: $1.2 million+ ``` A strong individual-donor base combined with a substantial personal loan; no single external donor concentration flag identified.
- FL Voice News — "Scott Singer raises over $1.3 million in first quarter for congressional race" — 2026-08-26
PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures
`[⚠️ PAC FLAG — Level 2 — a super PAC aligned with Singer's campaign was reported as "raising millions" per CBS Miami — specific name/amount NOT independently itemized this session — searched: OpenSecrets, FEC.gov — 2026-08-26]`.
- CBS News Miami — "PAC aligned with Scott raising millions" — 2026-08-26
Advertising Spend
`[Specific ad-spend line items NOT independently itemized — searched: FEC.gov expenditure reports — 2026-08-26]`. With $1.2M+ cash on hand plus a multi-million-dollar aligned super PAC, spending capacity is substantial for this battleground seat.
- CBS News Miami — as above — 2026-08-26
Grassroots Engagement
`[No specific documented canvassing/phone-banking events located this session — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Scott Singer" FL-25 campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`. His three-term Boca Raton mayoral record (re-elected with 89%) suggests strong retail-politics standing, though this is not the same as a documented current congressional-campaign ground game.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
Donations to Political Figures
`[NOT FOUND — searched: FEC.gov, OpenSecrets — 2026-08-26]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: Recommend a follow-up to itemize the specific super PAC aligned with this campaign, per CBS Miami's "raising millions" report.
- Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.
Issue-Based Positions 30 / 40
2A Rights Score
`[No explicit 2A statement or NRA/GOA rating located this session despite a broadly conservative "America First" platform — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: NRA, GOA, campaign website (scottsingerusa.com) — 2026-08-26]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
Pro-Life / Pro-Family Score
`[No explicit abortion-policy statement or SBA Pro-Life America rating located this session — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: SBA Pro-Life America, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
Fiscal Conservatism Score
Platform pledges to "keep taxes and costs low," "cut spending," and "reduce government waste"; as three-term Boca Raton Mayor, voted seven consecutive times to lower the property-tax rate and balanced budgets while in office — Boca Raton has the lowest property tax of any full-service city in Florida.
- flvoicenews.com — "EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Boca Mayor Scott Singer cites record, local roots" — 2026-08-26
Parental Rights Score
Platform explicitly commits to "protecting parental rights and expanding school choice."
- floridianpress.com — "Scott Singer Pitches Final Policy Points Ahead of District 25 Republican Primary" — 2026-08-26
Election Integrity Position
`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
Housing / Insurance Position
Platform includes "cutting costs for American families by slashing waste, fraud, and overregulation" as a general affordability message; no insurance-market-specific proposal was located this session.
- floridianpress.com — as above — 2026-08-26
Education / School Choice Position
Same platform plank as Parental Rights above: explicit commitment to "expanding school choice."
- floridianpress.com — as above — 2026-08-26
Environment / Everglades Position
`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.
- Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
- ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: No explicit 2A or pro-life position/rating was located this session despite an otherwise detailed conservative platform; recommend a direct NRA and SBA Pro-Life America lookup before scorecard finalization, as these scores likely understate his actual alignment.
- Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.