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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long (D) has won the special election for Florida House District 90.

The seat opened up after long-time representative Joe Casello passed in July of 2025.

The district includes Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Golf, and Gulf Stream.

During Monday night’s Delray Beach City Commission meeting, Long resigned from his seat.

He spoke about his priorities in Tallahassee, if elected, including protecting Home Rule following the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) ordeal with the pointed crosswalk this year.

Long expressed he wants to introduce a PFAS bill to help protect drinking water and the state’s firefighters, a bill to attract and grow businesses in Florida, and a bill that safe

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