Lucia Baez-Geller seeks House District 106 seat Nov. 3

Lucia Baez-Geller, a Democrat and former Miami-Dade County public school teacher, is running for Florida House of Representatives District 106 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. She faces Republican Fabián Basabe.

Baez-Geller is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data. She said on her campaign website that she is the daughter of a Cuban father and Colombian mother and the first in her family to attend college. She said her father fled Cuba in the 1980s, surviving a month with almost no food or water while seeking refuge at the Peruvian Embassy before reaching the United States. She said she was raised by her single mother, who worked multiple jobs.

Candidate information

Party: Democratic

Residence: Miami Beach. She lives with her husband, David Geller, and their young daughter, according to her campaign website.

Education: Bachelor's degree in English and secondary education, Spring Hill College (2005). Master's degree in English education, Nova Southeastern University (2008). Master's degree in sociology, Florida International University (2014). Doctorate in curriculum and instruction, Florida International University (2017).

Experience and public service

Baez-Geller taught at Miami-Dade County Public Schools from 2005 to 2020, according to BallotReady profile data. She served as an elected board member of Miami-Dade County Public Schools from 2020 to 2024.

She ran as the Democratic candidate for U.S. House Florida District 27 in 2024, according to Florida Politics.

Baez-Geller said she has served in leadership and advisory roles with AYUDA, WLRN, New World School of the Arts, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the League of Women Voters, according to a Florida Politics candidate profile. She said she has volunteered as a board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and as education chair of the Miami-Dade NAACP.

Baez-Geller said she earned the National Education Association's Political Advocate of the Year Award in 2013, according to her campaign website.

On the issues

Property insurance: Baez-Geller said her first bill would be a property insurance accountability measure requiring insurers seeking rate increases to publicly disclose how premium dollars are used, including claims payments, reinsurance costs, executive compensation, reserves and transfers to affiliated companies. The bill would give regulators authority to reject unjustified increases, she said in her Florida Politics candidate profile.

Housing: Baez-Geller said she wants the Live Local Act repealed or substantially rewritten, calling it ill-suited to barrier islands, according to her Florida Politics candidate profile.

Education: Baez-Geller said she would protect neighborhood public schools, support teachers and keep partisan politics out of the classroom, according to her BallotReady response. She also called for proper funding for all public schools and higher wages for teachers and support personnel.

Healthcare: Baez-Geller said she would protect women's healthcare autonomy, expand access to affordable healthcare and fight to lower prescription drug costs, according to her BallotReady response.

Environment: Baez-Geller said District 106's coastline, beaches and water need real investment in resilience, according to her BallotReady response. She called for protecting oceans, defending the water supply and keeping neighborhoods healthy and safe.