Two Democrats Challenge Gossett-Seidman in HD 91 Race

Two Democrats filed this month to challenge Highland Beach Republican Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman in House District 91, a southern Palm Beach County seat the GOP flipped in 2022. The incumbent nearly doubled her campaign fundraising last quarter to prepare for the fight.

Gossett-Seidman added close to $32,000 in the first quarter of 2026, bringing her total fundraising this cycle to roughly $64,000. She held about $57,000 in cash by April 1 between her campaign account and her political committee, Peggy for the People, after modest spending. The position gives her a significant financial head start over opponents who have yet to publicly launch campaigns.

Her two challengers are Luis Alberto Garcia, who runs the USA Opioid Crisis Mortality Reduction nonprofit out of Boynton Beach, and Alexander Lambridis, Vice President of Florida College Democrats. Lambridis has an active ActBlue fundraising page describing his campaign as a bid to address rising costs and overdevelopment in Florida. Garcia has not yet launched a campaign website, public records show.

Forty-two donors contributed directly to Gossett-Seidman last quarter, averaging $320 per gift. The Seminole Tribe of Florida gave her single largest donation of $5,000. Boca Raton-headquartered lobbying firm The Spritz Group gave $2,500. EarnIn, a California-based fintech company; JM Family Enterprises, a Deerfield Beach auto dealership group; and Slide Insurance each contributed $2,000. Three firefighter organizations and Chevron each gave $1,000.

Gossett-Seidman spent $2,800 in Q1. The bulk of it — $2,400 — covered a fundraising event at Biergarten Boca, with the remainder going to design services and processing fees.

HD 91 covers Boca Raton, portions of Highland Beach and West Boca. Once a reliable Democratic district, it shifted rightward after 2022 redistricting. Gossett-Seidman, a former sports reporter, flipped the seat that year by 3.2 percentage points and won re-election in 2024 by nine points — a margin that shows how durably the district has moved.

The primary election is scheduled for Aug. 18, with the general election to follow on Nov. 3.

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