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Scott Singer

Holds no elected office. Mayor of Boca Raton from 2018 to 2026, and a council member before that. Campaign affiliation: Republican Party.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Scott Singer

Background

  • Mayor of Boca Raton from 2018 until this year. City minutes show him presiding at every September budget hearing from 2018 to 2025; by September 2026 Andy Thomson was mayor.
  • A Boca Raton council member before that; the October 2017 budget minutes list him in that role.
  • His campaign says he grew up in Fort Lauderdale, went to Harvard and Georgetown Law, and has worked for two decades as a business lawyer.
  • His campaign says he is the first chair of the America First Policy Institute's Mayors' Council.

What they say they want to do

  • Keep taxes low and oppose any rise in tax rates.
  • Ban members of Congress from trading stocks, and pass a term limits amendment.
  • Write President Trump's executive orders on the economy into law.
  • More federal support to lower flood and windstorm insurance costs on the coast.
  • Back President Trump's efforts to secure the border.

What the official record shows

  • Voted, as mayor, for Boca Raton's final 2018-19 tax rates, which cut the combined rate from 3.6788 to 3.6787 mills. The council was unanimous.
  • Voted for 2019-20 tax rates that kept the combined rate at 3.6787 mills.
  • Voted for 2020-21 tax rates that cut the combined rate from 3.6787 to 3.6786 mills while raising the operating rate from 3.4793 to 3.5704.
  • Proposed taking the savings from three cut vacant jobs off the tax rate. The council agreed, setting 3.6734 mills instead of the proposed 3.6782.
  • Voted for 2025-26 tax rates totaling 3.6649 mills, his last budget as mayor.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Leadership PACs 3 committees$16,500
House 3 committees$8,000
PAC - Qualified 2 committees$6,500
Trade Association PACs 1 committee$5,000
Corporation PACs 1 committee$1,000
PAC - Nonqualified 1 committee$1,000

Source: Federal Election Commission

Lines 11B, 11C and 12 of his committee's 2025-2026 filings through July 29, 2026, grouped by the FEC's type for each giving committee. Each line matches the committee's own totals: party committees $0, other committees $38,000.00, joint fundraising transfers $0. Donations people made through WinRed are not in the table, and neither are the $724,010 he lent his campaign, $150,000 of it repaid. The rows sum to 38,000.00 dollars.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he voted seven straight times to lower Boca Raton's tax rate and never voted for a tax-rate increase.

What the record shows ·

The city rate fell in seven of the eight years he voted on it and never rose. It held flat in 2019, and five of the cuts were 0.0001 mills, about 3 cents a year on a $300,000 home.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

His campaign says he voted seven straight times to lower Boca Raton's tax rate and never voted for a tax-rate increase.

“Scott voted seven straight times to lower the tax rate to ensure Boca Raton has the lowest property tax of any full-service city in Florida.”

What the record shows ·

As mayor he voted for the city's final tax rates every September from 2018 to 2025, each time with the whole council. The combined city rate fell in seven of those eight years and never rose. In 2018 it went from 3.6788 to 3.6787 mills, and in 2019 it stayed at 3.6787. From 2020 to 2023 it fell 0.0001 mills a year, to 3.6783. The bigger cuts came next: his 2024 motion took the proposed 3.6782 down to 3.6734, and the 2025 rate was 3.6649. The operating rate, the part that pays for city services, rose from 3.469 mills in 2018 to 3.658 in 2023, while the rate for paying off bonds fell.

Limit: "Seven straight" is not right: the cuts were seven, but the 2019 hold broke the run. Five of the seven cuts were 0.0001 mills, about 3 cents a year on a $300,000 home. That it is the lowest rate of any "full-service" city is not established: no official statewide list that defines those cities and ranks their rates was found.

Not comparable yet

What they say

His campaign says police funding he backed led to a 25% drop in crime while he was mayor.

What the record shows

The state's 2018 count and its newer incident-based counts are kept differently, so they cannot test a 25% drop.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

His campaign says police funding he backed led to a 25% drop in crime while he was mayor.

“funding to ensure the best police professionals, leading to a 25% drop in crime rates when he was mayor”

What the record shows

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement counted 2,566 of its seven major "index" crimes reported to Boca Raton police in 2018. It has since moved to an incident-based count that covers 56 more kinds of offense and can record up to 10 offenses in one incident.

Limit: FDLE says its old and new crime counts are not comparable, so they cannot test a 25% drop. Only FDLE's counts were read, not his votes on police funding.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Taxes and the cost of livingHealth careEthics and CongressImmigration and the borderIsrael and antisemitismDisasters and insuranceGuns and school safety

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Broward lists the general-election field

    The county's candidate list prints Singer, Moskowitz and Jassenoff, plus a write-in line.

  2. race event

    Primary election

    Moskowitz won the Democratic primary and Singer the Republican primary. Jassenoff had no primary.

  3. finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    July Quarterly 2026 (amended), principal campaign committee SCOTT SINGER FOR CONGRESS.

  4. race event

    Qualifying closes for the field

    Singer and Moskowitz qualified on June 8 and Jassenoff on June 12 by paying the fee. Michaelangelo Hamilton qualified as a write-in.

  5. race event

    New congressional map becomes law

    The governor approved HB 1-D, which redraws Florida's districts, including the 25th.

  6. race event

    Singer's last budget vote as mayor

    Boca Raton adopted a combined rate of 3.6649 mills unanimously.

  7. race event

    Boca Raton trims its proposed tax rate

    At Singer's suggestion the council took the savings from three cut vacant jobs off the rate, setting 3.6734 mills.

  8. race event

    Boca Raton sets 2020-21 tax rates

    The combined rate fell from 3.6787 to 3.6786 mills; the operating rate rose. Singer voted yes.

  9. race event

    Boca Raton holds its tax rate

    The combined rate stayed at 3.6787 mills for 2019-20. Singer voted yes.

  10. race event

    Singer's first budget vote as mayor

    Boca Raton adopted its 2018-19 tax rates unanimously.

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Sources35 source records

How we use sources

  1. Minutes, Tentative Budget Hearing, September 8, 2026https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=3103&doc_id=5fc3a35a-b833-11f1-a7dc-005056a89546

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Called to order by Mayor Andy Thomson; Singer is no longer on the council.

    official office record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 24, 2018https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1572&doc_id=0213cf76-ffe2-11ed-95dd-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 24, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5467, the final tax rates for 2018-19, passed unanimously with Mayor Scott Singer voting yes. The minutes do not give the rate.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Singer's first budget vote as mayor

  3. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 25, 2025https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=2951&doc_id=44028b7b-fbb4-11f0-bb28-005056a89546

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 25, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5751, the final tax rates for 2025-26, passed unanimously with Mayor Singer voting yes. The CFO said there was no increase in the rate; the mayor noted the city has the lowest property tax rate of any full-service city.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Singer's last budget vote as mayor

  4. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, October 2, 2017https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1421&doc_id=060326ec-07b6-11ee-95dd-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Oct 2, 2017 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5408, the final tax rates for 2017-18, passed unanimously; Council Member Scott Singer voted yes.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Scott Singer for Congress, home pagehttps://www.scottsingerusa.com/

    Scott Singer for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign site, at the address his committee filed with the FEC (scottsingerusa.com). The page carries the committee's name and post office box but no "Paid for by" line. Links X (@scottsingerusa), Instagram (@ScottSingerUSA), Facebook (ScottSingerUSA) and Truth Social.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  6. About Scotthttps://www.scottsingerusa.com/about-scott-singer

    Scott Singer for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography. Attributed, not independently verified, except where a card checks it.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  7. Scott's Prioritieshttps://www.scottsingerusa.com/priorities

    Scott Singer for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issues page, eleven sections from jobs to insurance. Positions are attributed.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Crime in Boca Raton while he was mayor

  8. City of Boca Raton FY 2018-19 Approved Budget (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Tax rate table: total rate down from 3.6788 to 3.6787 mills, 3 cents a year on a $300,000 home, while the operating part rose from 3.4543 to 3.4690. Its history table gives 3.6799 for FY 15/16, 3.6789 for 16/17, 3.6788 for 17/18 and 3.6787 for 18/19.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  9. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 23, 2019https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1715&doc_id=9292648a-ff18-11ed-95dd-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 23, 2019 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5501, the final tax rates for 2019-20, passed unanimously with Singer voting yes. "Mayor Singer restated that the millage rate was not increasing."

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Boca Raton holds its tax rate

  10. Your Property Taxes Explained, August 2019 (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The city's yearly tax brochure. On a $300,000 home the city rate is 3.6787 mills, $1,103.61, the same tax as in 2018: the rate did not change.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  11. Your Property Taxes Explained, 2020 (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On a $300,000 home the city rate is 3.6786 mills, $1,103.58, against $1,103.61 in 2019.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Boca Raton holds its tax rate

  12. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 21, 2020https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1885&doc_id=fe6360ca-f638-11ed-95dd-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 21, 2020 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5542, the final tax rates for 2020-21, passed 4-0 with Singer voting yes. The city manager said the rate would be marginally lower than the year before; no recomputation was needed.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Boca Raton sets 2020-21 tax rates

  13. City of Boca Raton FY 2020-21 Proposed Budget (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Tax rate table: operating rate up from 3.4793 to 3.5704 mills, debt service down from 0.1994 to 0.1082, total down from 3.6787 to 3.6786, or 3 cents a year on a $300,000 home.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Boca Raton sets 2020-21 tax rates

  14. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 23, 2024https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=2758&doc_id=090cb66a-e3c9-11ef-a9e2-005056a89546

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 23, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The proposed rate was 3.6782 mills, slightly lower than 2023-24. Mayor Singer suggested taking the savings from three cut vacant jobs off the rate, which brought it to 3.6734 mills, 6.78% above the rolled-back rate. Ordinance 5704 passed unanimously with Singer voting yes.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Boca Raton trims its proposed tax rate

  15. Taxing Authority 2025 Final Millage Rate and 2026 Proposed Millage Rate (document)

    Palm Beach County Property Appraiser · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Boca Raton's 2025 final rates: operating 3.6476, debt service 0.0173, a total of 3.6649 mills.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for; Singer's last budget vote as mayor

  16. SCOTT SINGER FOR CONGRESS, receipts from committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00932574&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Lines 11B, 11C and 12 for the 2025-2026 cycle through July 29, 2026, read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: 0, 13 and 0 rows, each line reconciled to the committee's summary.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  17. SCOTT SINGER FOR CONGRESS, 2026 cycle totalshttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00932574/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Through July 29, 2026: $724,010 in loans from the candidate, $150,000 of it repaid.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  18. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 22, 2021https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=2190&doc_id=bf1d1f05-3077-11ed-8da8-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 22, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5593, the final tax rates for 2021-22, passed unanimously with Singer voting yes. The minutes do not give the rate.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  19. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 19, 2022https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=2357&doc_id=ababc973-77e0-11ed-9024-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 19, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The proposed rate of 3.6784 mills was "slightly lower" than 2021-22. Ordinance 5630 passed unanimously with Singer voting yes.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  20. Minutes, Final Budget Hearing, September 27, 2023https://bocaraton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=2545&doc_id=0a095987-693e-11ee-b4aa-0050569183fa

    City of Boca Raton · Published Sep 27, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ordinance 5664, the final tax rates for 2023-24, passed unanimously with Singer voting yes. The minutes call the proposed rate slightly lower than 2022-23, but the figure they print, 3.6580, is the operating rate alone.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  21. Your Property Taxes Explained, 2022 (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On a $375,000 home the city rate is 3.6784 mills, $1,379.40, against $1,379.44 in 2021. The 2021 figure works out to 3.6785 mills.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  22. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 (document)

    City of Boca Raton (filed with the Florida Auditor General) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Notes to the statements: the total rate levied for the year ended September 30, 2024 was 3.6783 mills, the rate set in September 2023.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  23. Your Property Taxes Explained, 2024 (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On a $450,000 home the proposed city rate is 3.6782 mills, $1,655.19, against $1,655.24 in 2023 (3.6783 mills). The council later set 3.6734.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  24. Your Property Taxes Explained, 2025 (document)

    City of Boca Raton · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On a $450,000 home the city rate is 3.6649 mills, $1,649.21, against $1,653.03 in 2024 (3.6734 mills).

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  25. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 (document)

    City of Boca Raton (filed with the Florida Auditor General) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Statistical table "Property Tax Rates, All Direct and Overlapping Governments, Last Ten Fiscal Years", rounded to three decimals. Total city rate 3.679 for tax years 2016 to 2021, 3.678 in 2022 and 2023, 3.673 in 2024 and 3.665 in 2025. The operating part rose from 3.469 in 2018 to 3.658 in 2023 while the debt-service part fell.

    official office record

    For: Boca Raton's tax rate: what he voted for

  26. County and Municipal Offense Report, 2018https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJAB/UCR/Annual-Reports/UCR-Annual-Archives/County-and-Municipal-Offense-Data/County_and_Municipal_Offense_Report_2018A

    Florida Department of Law Enforcement · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Boca Raton Police Department, 2018: 2,566 index crimes for a population of 93,417, a rate of 2,746.8 per 100,000.

    official office record

    For: Crime in Boca Raton while he was mayor

  27. CJIS projects media packet: the move to incident-based reporting (FIBRS), November 10, 2022https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Regions-Divisions/Documents/Media-Packet-CJIS-Projects-November-10-2022-FINAL.aspx

    Florida Department of Law Enforcement · Published Nov 10, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    FDLE's note on its move from summary to incident-based crime reporting. Says the two kinds of statistics are not comparable.

    official office record

    For: Crime in Boca Raton while he was mayor

  28. List of candidates and contests, November 3, 2026 General Election (document)

    Broward County Supervisor of Elections · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The county's list for the general election, created October 1, 2026. For District 25 it prints Scott Singer (Republican Party), Jared Moskowitz (Democratic Party), Peter Jassenoff (Libertarian Party of Florida) and a write-in line, in that order.

    official election record

    For: Broward lists the general-election field

  29. Candidate listing, 2026 General Election, federal officeshttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanList.asp?elecid=20261103-GEN&OfficeGroup=FED&cantype=FED

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The state's live candidate list, read October 1, 2026. District 25: Singer (REP) and Moskowitz (DEM) qualified and won their August 18 primaries; Jassenoff (LPF) qualified unopposed; Michaelangelo Hamilton qualified as a write-in. It does not mark Moskowitz as the District 25 incumbent.

    official election record

    For: Primary election

  30. SCOTT SINGER FOR CONGRESS, July Quarterly 2026 (amended) (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    April 1 to June 30, 2026. The amendment received September 21, 2026 is the latest version; its totals match the original of July 15. His Pre-Primary report runs to July 29; the July Quarterly is the latest period all three candidates filed.

    fec filing

    For: FEC filing snapshot

  31. Candidate record: Scott Singerhttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=89801

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Republican, U.S. Representative District 25. Filed February 5, 2026; qualified June 8, 2026 by paying the fee.

    official election record

    For: Qualifying closes for the field

  32. Candidate record: Jared Moskowitzhttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=88911

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Democrat, U.S. Representative District 25. Filed January 8, 2025; qualified June 8, 2026 by paying the fee.

    official election record

    For: Qualifying closes for the field

  33. Candidate record: Peter Jassenoffhttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=92357

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Libertarian Party of Florida, U.S. Representative District 25, with a West Palm Beach address. Filed and qualified June 12, 2026 by paying the fee.

    official election record

    For: Qualifying closes for the field

  34. Candidate record: Michaelangelo Hamiltonhttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=84732

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Write-in candidate for U.S. Representative District 25, of Aventura. Qualified June 12, 2026. Write-ins are not printed on the ballot.

    official election record

    For: Qualifying closes for the field

  35. HB 1-D (2026 Special Session D): Establishing the Congressional Districts of the Statehttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/1

    The Florida Senate · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The new congressional map, plan EOGPCRP2026. Passed the House 83-28 and the Senate 21-17 on April 29, 2026, approved by the Governor May 4, 2026, Chapter 2026-229.

    official legislative record

    For: New congressional map becomes law