Florida State House, District 113 (FL HD-113)

Gloria Romero Roses

Gloria Romero Roses is a lifelong entrepreneur and community leader running for Florida House District 113, representing Miami-Dade neighborhoods including Little Havana, Shenandoah, The Roads, Silver Bluff, North Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, the Venetian Causeway, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, and Brickell. Born in Bogotá, Colombia and raised in South Florida by a single mother, Romero Roses graduated from Florida International University and earned her MBA. Throughout her career, she has worked in real estate, affordable housing, and community development, leading major development projects and helping revitalize neighborhoods across South Florida. She also owned and operated an assisted living facility — an experience shaped in part by caring for her mother through nine years of Alzheimer's — and has served on the boards of the Univision Foundation, genCLEO Action, the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade, and as a longtime advocate for the Alzheimer's Association.

Romero Roses is running to level the playing field for everyday Miamians by tackling the rising cost of living, including property taxes, insurance, and housing costs. If elected Romero Roses will work to accelerate affordable housing development by streamlining local permitting, providing low-cost financing to developers building financially viable affordable housing, lowering the workforce housing income cap to $75,000, and allowing small-scale construction on vacant lots. She will expand access to affordable healthcare, strengthen insurance navigator partnerships, and champion improved elder care, including efforts to prevent and detect Alzheimer's dementia in a county with the highest case rate in the nation. Romero Roses is committed to expanding childcare access and helping small businesses thrive amid rising energy, rent, and insurance costs.

Gloria Romero Roses Campaign Website

Endorsements

  • Lori Berman, State Senator

  • Fentrice Driskell, State Representative

  • Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade

  • Javier Fernandez, Mayor of South Miami, former State Representative

  • Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer, Miami-Dade County

  • Oliver G. Gilbert III, Miami-Dade County Commissioner 

  • Linda Julien, Miami Gardens City Councilmember

  • Ben Sorensen, Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner and Vice Mayor

  • Shelley Stanczyk, Palmetto Bay Mayor

  • Jennifer Webb, Gulfport City Councilmember and former State Representative

  • Enid Weisman, Mayor of Aventura

  • Luisa Santos, Miami-Dade School Board Member

  • Donna Shalala, former U.S. Congresswoman

  • Alex Sink, former Florida Chief Financial Officer

  • Ron Silver, former State Senator and State Representative

  • Mike Abrams, former State Representative

  • Annie Betancourt, former State Representative

  • Cindy Lerner, former State Representative

  • David Richardson, former State Representative

  • Katy Sorenson, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner

  • Xavier Suarez, former Miami Mayor

  • Mike Davey, former Key Biscayne Mayor

  • Sabrina Javellana, former Hallandale Beach Vice Mayor

  • Leanne Tellam, former Palmetto Bay Vice Mayor

  • Jackie Gross Kellogg, 2024 Democratic candidate for FL HD-113

  • Modesto Abety, former member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

  • Irvans Augustin, Executive Director of the Urban Impact Lab

  • Dr. Frances Colón, former deputy science and technology advisor to the Secretary of State

  • Richard Grosso, former Executive Director and General Counsel for Everglades Law Center

  • Anna Hochkammer, former Pinecrest City Councilmember and Executive Director of Women’s Freedom Coalition

  • David Lawrence, founder of the Children’s Movement of Florida and former publisher of the Miami Herald

  • Mel Meinhardt, founder of Flood Shield

  • Gepsie Metellus, Executive Director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant La

  • Shaan Patel, Board Member, Transit Alliance Miami

  • Elizabeth Schwartz, adoption lawyer

  • Andre Teixeira, Orlando surgeon

  • Democratic Environmental Caucus

  • Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida

  • Emgage Action

  • Equality Florida Action PAC

  • Florida Education Association

  • genCleo Action

  • Giffords PAC

  • Her Bold Move

  • Latino Victory

  • Miami Herald

  • Mom's Demand Action, Gun Sense Candidate

  • Ruth's List Florida

  • SAVE Action PAC

  • SEIU Florida

  • Sierra Club

  • South Florida AFL-CIO

  • United Teachers of Dade

  • Vote Water

FAQ

  • What is Gloria Romero Roses running for?

    • Gloria is running for election to the Florida State House, to represent District 113

  • Where is Gloria Romero Rose’s district?

    • Florida’s House District 113 includes the Miami-Dade neighborhoods of Little Havana, Shenandoah, The Roads, Silver Bluff, North Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, the Venetian Causeway, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, and Brickell

  • What are Gloria Romero Rose’s priorities?

    • Affordable housing & smart growth: accelerate construction of affordable housing, support local governments cut red tape, and focus on transit-oriented development

    • Affordable childcare & family support: expand childcare facilities, train and retain early educators, and provide working parents with flexible and affordable options

    • Affordable healthcare access & alzheimer’s awareness: address Miami-Dade’s Alzheimer’s crisis, expand access to affordable healthcare by strengthening navigator partnerships and investing in prevention and early intervention

    • Affordable insurance reform & resilient communities: invest in hurricane hardening, neighborhood preparedness, and fair insurance practices