Republican Scott Singer, the former Boca Raton mayor now running for Congress, says Florida’s redrawn 25th Congressional District gives him a real shot at unseating Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, and he’s framing the race around party allegiance as much as local records.
Singer told Fox News Digital that the district’s new boundaries favor Republicans, and that Moskowitz’s voting history undercuts his reputation as a moderate.
“People understand the real Jared Moskowitz, one who votes with the squad 90% of the time, voted to put [Rep.] Ilhan Omar [D-Minn.] on the Foreign Affairs Committee, has passed no bills in Congress, but traded $4.5 million worth of stocks since he’s been there. This district, after redistricting, is now a Republican plus five district,” Singer said.
The district now covers all of Boca Raton, where Singer served as mayor for eight years, and stretches down to Miami Beach, where he was born, and Fort Lauderdale, where he was raised. Singer pointed out that Moskowitz does not live in the district.
He also cited a shift among the district’s Jewish voters, who he said make up about 25% of the electorate, toward more conservative politics, along with what he called opposition to “socialism and communism, which he will not denounce.”
A Record Built on Tax Cuts
Singer’s pitch leans heavily on his time running Boca Raton’s city hall.
“As mayor of Boca Raton, not only did we have the lowest property tax rate of any full-service city in Florida, I cut the tax rate seven times. I cut red tape, 21 streamlining initiatives,” he said. “I cut crime by more than 25% from what were 40-year lows.”
He argued that national Democratic policy, including a roughly $4 trillion tax package he says covers Social Security, tipped wages, small businesses and families, runs counter to what his district wants on taxes and border security.
Disputing the Moderate Label
Singer rejected the idea that Moskowitz governs as a centrist, predicting that a Democratic majority would hand committee gavels to progressive figures like Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
“He’s been voting in lockstep. He’s already said he’ll vote for whoever the Democratic leadership is,” Singer said. “He already voted for Ilhan Omar on Foreign Affairs, despite his talking about her statements being bad.”
Competing Claims on Israel
Both candidates describe themselves as strong backers of Israel, but Singer said his party gives him more room to act on that support without internal pressure.
“I would never have put Ilhan Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee. I would not have, like he did, voted against U.S.-Israel cooperation in the NDAA,” Singer said. “In my party, support for Israel is a feature, not a bug, and I don’t have to moderate my views or vote in accordance with the majority.”
Singer also referenced comments he said Moskowitz made to Jewish Insider roughly three weeks earlier, acknowledging friction with his own party.
On Iran
Singer said he supports the Trump administration’s military posture toward Iran and wants the conflict resolved soon.
“I think we need to emerge victoriously. We have to remember that nuclear Iran is an existential threat,” he said. “I am optimistic we’ll see a resolution soon. And that’s a small price to pay.”
