Florida House, District 106
Represents District 106 (Part of Miami-Dade) in the Florida House; votes on state laws and the state budget. Term: 2 years.
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How we verified who is on the ballot
Candidate list taken from the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list on 2026-09-18 ; statuses Qualified/Unopposed only. Counties from the Legislature's district listings.
Debates and forums
- No debate or candidate forum has been scheduled in this race (checked Oct. 17, 2026). Checked Vote411's Florida debates-and-forums calendar, the League of Women Voters of Florida newsroom, the county Leagues, chambers of commerce, Tiger Bay clubs and local NAACP branches; every legislative forum they list was held during the primary.
Candidates
Report an error ↗Fabian Basabe
Fabián Basabe, a Miami Beach businessman who appeared on the reality show Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, was elected in 2022 by 240 votes and re-elected in 2024. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal. In July 2026 a civil jury found him liable for sexual harassment, battery and defamation clai…
Lucia Baez-Geller
Lucia Báez-Geller, 42, taught English at Miami Beach Senior High for 15 years before winning a seat on the Miami-Dade County School Board in 2020. The daughter of Cuban and Colombian immigrants, she ran for Congress in 2024 and won the August 2026 Democratic primary for this seat.
Side-by-side on the major issues
Each row is a statement. The chips show how each candidate's stated positions or record relate to that statement. Expand a row to read the evidence and sources. "No public position found" means we could not find a statement or record on the topic, not that the candidate has none.
| Issue | Fabian Basabe Republican | Lucia Baez-Geller Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | Strongly agrees· based on record Basabe voted for HJR 1-F, the homestead property-tax amendment placed on the 2026 ballot; he did not vote on HJR 203. | Strongly disagrees· stated position She says eliminating or sharply reducing property taxes would threaten schools, public safety and local services without guaranteeing relief for renters. |
| Property insuranceThe state should intervene more directly in the property-insurance market (rate caps, expanding Citizens, stricter insurer regulation) rather than relying mainly on market-based reforms. | Leans disagree· based on record Voted for SB 2-A (Dec. 2022), the December 2022 property-insurance law that ended one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits and created a state reinsurance program, a market-based approach; a vote for it is coded as leaning against more direct state intervention. | Strongly agrees· stated position She calls for insurer accountability, transparent rate reviews, timely claims payments, home-hardening grants and a stable insurer of last resort. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· based on record Voted for CS/SB 102 (2023), the 2023 Live Local Act that put $711 million into state housing programs, required local governments to allow multifamily housing in commercial areas when at least 40 percent of units are affordable, and created property-tax exemptions for affordable developments; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more government action on housing. | Strongly agrees· stated position She supports fully funding the Sadowski trust funds, using public land for permanently affordable homes, and renter protections against junk fees and displacement. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Strongly agrees· based on record Basabe voted for SB 2-C, the 2025 state immigration-enforcement package. | No public position found |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Mixed / neutral· based on record Basabe did not vote on the six-week abortion law in 2023; he said he would not vote on it until it was right for all Floridians and has been reported as favoring a 12-week limit. | Strongly agrees· stated position She supports abortion access before viability and says Florida's six-week ban takes away a personal medical decision before many women know they are pregnant. |
| GunsGun laws should be stricter (keep the red-flag law and the age-21 purchase rule; expand background checks) rather than looser (permitless or open carry, lower purchase age). | Strongly disagrees· based on record He voted for permitless carry in 2023 and for lowering the long-gun purchase age to 18 in 2025 and 2026. | No public position found |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position She supports expanding Medicaid, targeted premium assistance if federal subsidies decline, and lower prescription-drug costs. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· based on record Basabe voted for HB 1, the 2023 universal school-choice expansion. | Leans disagree· stated position A former teacher, she pledges to fully fund neighborhood public schools and stop diverting public dollars without equal accountability. |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position Her site says climate change and sea-level rise are real and already here and calls for investment in resilience and water protection. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position She says Florida has moved too far toward blanket preemption and would require specific justification for any new preemption of local governments. |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Elections & votingVoting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions. | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted for SB 7050 (2023), the 2023 elections law that raised penalties and shortened deadlines for third-party voter-registration groups and changed vote-by-mail and voter-roll procedures. | Leans agree· stated position She opposes new barriers to voting and would waive record fees and provide cure periods if proof of citizenship is required. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Gender identity lawsFlorida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place. | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults. | No public position found |
| Energy & utilitiesGovernment should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production. | Leans disagree· based on record Voted for CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy. | No public position found |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | No public position found | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | No public position found | No public position found |
Where they sit on the map
Each candidate is placed by the average of their documented stances. It is a summary of the table above, not an extra judgment.
How the axes are computed
Each axis is the average of a candidate's coded stances (+2 to −2) on a fixed set of statements, so it comes straight from the documented positions and nothing else. A candidate needs at least three documented statements on an axis to be placed.
Economic issues (toward "Smaller government (lower taxes, less spending)"): Taxes & spending (agree), Property taxes (agree), Health care (disagree), Housing affordability (disagree), Property insurance (disagree), Energy & utilities (disagree), Social Security & Medicare (disagree), Teacher and staff pay (disagree).
Social & legal issues (toward "Conservative side of the statements"): Immigration (agree), Abortion (disagree), Guns (disagree), Education & school choice (agree), Elections & voting (disagree), Crime & policing (agree), Gender identity laws (agree), Marijuana (disagree), Environment & water (disagree), Trump administration (agree), Library and classroom materials (agree), School safety approach (agree).
| Candidate | Economic issues | Social & legal issues |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian Basabe | 0.75 (4 statements) | 1.67 (6 statements) |
| Lucia Baez-Geller | -2.00 (4 statements) | -1.50 (4 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Fabian Basabe
- Civil verdict — In July 2026 a jury found Basabe liable for sexually harassing, battering and defaming two former House employees and awarded $450,000; he denied wrongdoing.
- Attack ads against opponent — Basabe told the Miami Herald he did not finance or create the ads targeting Baez-Geller but considers them fact-based, and in his own video questioned her campaign finances, endorsers and stance on Israel. He is appealing the July civil verdict against him.
Lucia Baez-Geller
- Gas tax holiday — She has proposed a temporary suspension of the state gas tax for immediate relief on everyday expenses.
- Response to attack ads — Baez-Geller denounced online ads that tied her and her husband's law partner to terrorist groups and questioned her support for Israel; she called them lies and cited her record backing an antisemitism definition on the school board. In an Oct. 18 CBS Miami interview she said voters want a focus on housing costs and seniors' expenses.