Lucia Baez-Geller

Lucia Baez-Geller is the Democratic candidate for Florida House of Representatives District 106 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against incumbent Republican Fabián Basabe.[1][2] A former teacher, she served on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board from 2020 to 2024.[1]

Lucia Baez-Geller earned a bachelor's degree from Spring Hill College in 2005 and a graduate degree from Florida International University.[1] She taught at Miami Beach Senior High from 2005 to 2020, and in 2013 received the Political Advocate of the Year Award from the National Education Association.[1] Ballotpedia lists her affiliations with the Educational Excellence School Advisory Council, the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund as a media ambassador, and the League of Women Voters as education chair.[1]

Baez-Geller was elected to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board, District 3, in 2020, assumed office on November 17, 2020, and left office on November 19, 2024; she did not run for re-election.[1] In 2024 she won the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 27 with 54.2% of the vote and lost the general election to incumbent Republican Maria Elvira Salazar.[1] In 2026 she won the Democratic primary for state House District 106 with 57.3% of the vote (4,718 votes), defeating Ashley Litwin Diego.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.