Republican Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, is challenging Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida’s newly redrawn 25th Congressional District, and he’s built his campaign around a simple claim: Moskowitz’s moderate, pro-Israel reputation doesn’t match his voting record.
“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,” Singer told Fox News Digital. “This district, after redistricting, is now a Republican plus five district.”
The district now stretches across Boca Raton, where Singer served as mayor for eight years, down through Miami Beach, where he was born, and Fort Lauderdale, where he was raised. Singer noted that Moskowitz does not live in or hail from the district.
“The Republican plus five, a trend in Jewish voters, of which we have 25% in our district, moving more conservatively, and people who are opposed to socialism and communism, which he will not denounce, understand that this is a critical race for House leadership,” Singer said.
A Record of Tax Cuts and Crime Reduction
Singer’s campaign rests heavily on his record in Boca Raton. “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 argues that record translates directly to the issues voters care about nationally. “We want secure borders, not like the porous borders that Jared Moskowitz supported under [former] President [Joe] Biden that have increased crime and ravaged communities. They want tax relief, not the tax hike that he voted for. $4 trillion, including taxes on Social Security, tipped workers, small businesses and families that are hurting.”
Disputing the Moderate Label
Singer rejects the idea that Moskowitz governs as a moderate. “He’s been voting in lockstep. He’s already said he’ll vote for whoever the Democratic leadership is,” Singer said, warning that a Democratic majority could hand committee gavels to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. “He already voted for Ilhan Omar on Foreign Affairs, despite his talking about her statements being bad, he voted to keep her in charge of foreign affairs in our country.”
On Israel specifically, Singer says Moskowitz has been constrained by his party. “I’m a stronger supporter for Israel. 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, adding that Moskowitz also backed a War Powers Act measure Singer says undercut U.S. and Israeli military efforts.
“He admitted three weeks ago to Jewish Insider that he’s being ostracized in his own party. He doesn’t have any more chits to give in. He has to go with the way the majority is going, and that expanded squad is going to tamp out any voice he has.”
“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 said. “I can be a strong supporter for Israel without reservation. Jared’s admitted he can’t be and won’t be.”
On Iran
Singer also addressed the Trump administration’s military engagement in Iran, saying he backs the effort but wants it resolved. “I think we need to emerge victoriously. We have to remember that nuclear Iran is an existential threat,” he said. “We have seen how dastardly, vicious, murderous this regime has been over 47 years. Their foreign policy is death to America.”
“I am optimistic we’ll see a resolution soon,” Singer added. “Even if we have some hiccups there, it’s a smaller price to pay to ensure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon.”
