Gloria Romero Roses seeks House District 113 seat

Gloria Romero Roses, a Democrat running for Florida House District 113, faces Republican Bruno A. Barreiro in the general election.

Romero Roses, 55, lives in Brickell Key, according to WLRN. She said she has lived in the district for eight years, according to Florida Politics. She won the Aug. 18 Democratic primary with 56.31% of the vote, collecting 3,216 votes to Justin Mendoza-Routt's 2,494, according to Political Cortadito. Florida Politics has described the HD 113 seat as long-vacant. The Biscayne Bay Beacon also published a profile of Barreiro.

Romero Roses filed her candidacy on Dec. 1, 2025, and qualified on June 11 by paying the qualifying fee, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

Candidate information

Party: Democratic

Age: 55

Residence: Brickell Key

Education: Bachelor's degree in management and international business, Florida International University (1992); master of business administration in management and international business, University of Miami (1995), according to BallotReady.

Background: Romero Roses was born in Bogota, Colombia, and raised in South Florida, according to her campaign website. She said her single mother was a nurse. She said she is a parent of two young adults.

Experience and public service

Romero Roses ran an assisted living facility before selling it in 2020 and said she now invests in small businesses, according to Florida Politics. She cared personally for a family member with Alzheimer's disease for nine years, an experience she said drove her into the assisted-living business and elder-care advocacy, according to Political Cortadito.

She served as managing partner at Nexus Homes, according to WLRN. She also served as a shareholder and senior advisor at Climate First Bank from 2021 to 2022, according to BallotReady.

Romero Roses said she served on the boards of the Univision Foundation and genCLEO Action. She said she was an advocate with the Alzheimer's Association. She said she was past president of ArtSpring, Inc. and past chair of the board at The Women's Fund Miami-Dade. She served as statewide vice chair of Ruth's List Florida, according to WLRN.

In 2012, she ran for the U.S. House in Florida's 26th Congressional District. She lost the Democratic primary to Joe Garcia with 31% of the vote, according to Florida Politics.

On the issues

Housing: Romero Roses said she wants a "grand bargain" to improve the Live Local Act. Her priorities include lowering the workforce housing income cap to $75,000, providing state financing to affordable housing developers, allowing small-scale construction on vacant lots and speeding local permitting, she told WLRN.

Insurance: Romero Roses said she wants to sponsor a bill to close what she calls the insurance subsidiary loophole, which she said allows insurers to move excess profits into affiliates to depress rebate-owing profit levels, according to Florida Politics.

Property tax: Romero Roses said she opposes the proposed property tax amendment, calling it a political stunt. She said eliminating property taxes would shift costs onto working families through higher sales taxes, user fees or service cuts, she told WLRN.

Elder care: Romero Roses said she will explore the creation of an "Elder's Trust" to fund programs helping seniors live with dignity and support, according to her campaign platform.

Education: Romero Roses said she believes childcare is economic infrastructure and said she will champion policies to expand facilities and provide working parents with affordable childcare options, according to her campaign platform.

Endorsements

Romero Roses has received endorsements from elected officials, labor unions and advocacy organizations, according to Florida Politics, WLRN, Blue Voter Guide and BallotReady: