Florida → House → District 89
The Florida House directory lists Debra Tendrich (D) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Part of Palm Beach.
District map · 2022 House plan
¶ Geography and communities
Enacted in Florida’s 2022 decennial redistricting plan, Florida House District 89 shifted from its historic coastal alignment (Boca Raton/Delray Beach) into the central inland corridor of Palm Beach County, bounded broadly between Southern Boulevard to the north and Lantana Road to the south.
- Municipalities Included (Full or Partial):
- Town of Lake Clarke Shores: Central residential lakefront municipality hosting the incumbent's district office along Forest Hill Boulevard.
- City of Greenacres (Eastern & Central Portions): High-density diverse suburban municipality along Lake Worth Road and Forest Hill Boulevard.
- City of Lake Worth Beach (Western / Interior Extensions): Urban and suburban neighborhoods west of the coastal rail corridor (city of residence of the incumbent).
- Village of Palm Springs: Dense incorporated suburban residential and commercial hub.
- City of West Palm Beach (Southern Periphery): Neighborhoods buffering Summit Boulevard and Southern Boulevard.
- Town of Cloud Lake & Town of Glen Ridge: Historic residential enclaves adjacent to Palm Beach International Airport.
- Census-Designated Places (CDPs) & Suburban Enclaves:
- Lake Belvedere Estates & Gun Club Estates: Residential enclaves situated north of Southern Boulevard and adjacent to county civic complexes.
- Kenwood Estates & Pine Air: High-density unincorporated residential communities flanking South Military Trail and Congress Avenue.
- Key Transportation & Aviation Corridors:
- Interstate 95 (I-95): Eastern transit spine providing regional commuter connections to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
- State Road 882 (Forest Hill Boulevard): Primary east-west commercial, civic, and commuter arterial bisecting the district core.
- State Road 802 (Lake Worth Road): High-volume commercial and transit arterial traversing Greenacres and Palm Springs toward Lake Worth Beach.
- State Road 80 (Southern Boulevard): Northern multi-lane expressway corridor carrying freight and commuter movement between coastal Palm Beach and the western agricultural communities.
- State Road 809 (Military Trail) & Congress Avenue: Major north-south commercial corridors lined with corporate plazas, healthcare centers, and auto dealerships.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI - Southern Buffer): Direct logistical and acoustic proximity to major commercial aviation infrastructure.
¶ Population and electorate
(District-specific metrics based on enacted post-2020 reapportionment parameters; strictly excluding non-coterminous countywide totals.)
- Target Population: Standard single-member baseline of ~179,754 residents post-2020 redistricting.
- Demographic Composition:
- Racial / Ethnic Composition: Majority-minority district with a substantial Hispanic/Latino majority (exceeding 50% of district residents, heavily concentrated in Greenacres, Palm Springs, and unincorporated corridors, with significant Cuban American, Guatemalan, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican communities), balanced by non-Hispanic White populations in Lake Clarke Shores and established African American and Haitian-American working-class communities.
- Linguistic Diversity: High prevalence of bilingual Spanish-English, Spanish-dominant, and Haitian Creole-speaking households across service and commercial corridors.
- Household Structure: Mix of young working families with school-aged children, multi-generational households, and working-class service professionals, contrasted with established middle-class homeowners in Lake Clarke Shores.
- Socioeconomic Character:
- Working-class suburban economy supported by construction trades, retail commercial services, food and beverage hospitality, healthcare logistics, and local public administration.
- Significant socioeconomic vulnerabilities: elevated demand for affordable workforce housing, food security assistance, childhood nutrition programs, and accessible primary healthcare.
- Environmental and drainage factors: inland freshwater canal basins (C-51 Canal / West Palm Beach Canal) require active stormwater management to prevent neighborhood street flooding during severe tropical weather.
¶ Elections and political context
District 89 functions as a competitive-to-lean Democratic suburban district, characterized by high Hispanic and working-class turnout that closely balances competitive suburban precincts.
- Partisan Index: Lean Democratic (typically D+3 to D+6 baseline performance).
- Recent General Election History:
- Voter Resources & Official Information:
¶ Economic and civic anchors
- Healthcare Infrastructure:
- HCA Florida JFK Hospital (Atlantis / District Interface): 480+ bed comprehensive tertiary-care medical center, teaching hospital, Level III Trauma Center, and cardiovascular center serving central Palm Beach County.
- Specialized community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and outpatient surgical networks along Forest Hill Boulevard and Lake Worth Road.
- Non-Profit, Childhood Nutrition & Social Welfare Enterprise:
- Eat Better Live Better (EBLB): Non-profit community nutrition and food assistance organization founded and led by Representative Tendrich, dedicated to combating pediatric obesity, providing fresh produce, and delivering dietary education to low-income families.
- Higher Education & Workforce Training:
- Palm Beach State College (Lake Worth Campus - Adjacent Draw): Flagship collegiate campus located along the district border on Congress Avenue, delivering associate and baccalaureate degrees, trade apprenticeships, and vocational nursing credentials.
- County Governance & Public Administration Complex:
- Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Complex & Sheriff's Headquarters (Gun Club Road): Major concentration of public-sector employment, detention administration, and emergency dispatch services.
- Commercial Retail & Auto Dealership Belts:
- Extensive commercial power centers, international food markets, and corporate retail plazas along Military Trail, Forest Hill Boulevard, and Lake Worth Road.
¶ People and organizations to map
- Civic Coalitions & Business Chambers:
- Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce & Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County: Key business networks guiding commercial permitting, small-business expansion, and minority contractor advocacy.
- Palm Beach County League of Cities: Regional association coordinating municipal policies and home-rule advocacy among Greenacres, Palm Springs, and Lake Clarke Shores.
- Social Services, Labor & Healthcare Coalitions:
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW - Florida Chapter, Palm Beach Unit): Institutional professional alliance that honored Tendrich as Elected Official of the Year (2026).
- Florida Legislative Jewish Caucus & Florida Legislative Energy and Climate Caucus: Internal legislative caucuses where Tendrich maintains active caucus membership.
- Democratic Constituency Caucuses: Close structural alignment with the Palm Beach County Democratic Black, Hispanic, and Veterans Caucuses.
- Research Leads (Speculative Network Connections):
- Research Lead: Non-profit food distribution networks, anti-hunger coalitions, and community development corporations (CDCs) likely maintain active policy consultation with Tendrich regarding state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) food bank funding and childhood nutrition grants.
- Research Lead: Regional healthcare systems, safety-net clinics, and Medicaid managed-care plans likely coordinate closely with Tendrich given her assignments on the Health Care Budget Subcommittee and the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC).
¶ Representation and legislative work
- Incumbent Member: Debra Tendrich
- Biographical Background: Born August 8; resident of Lake Worth Beach; parent to one daughter.
- Professional Background: Non-profit executive director (Eat Better Live Better), community nutrition advocate, and author.
- Civic Recognition: Recipient of the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award (2023) and Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit of the Year.
- Legislative History: Elected to the Florida House in November 2024.
- House Committee Assignments (2024–2026 Term):
- State Affairs Committee: Full standing committee directing sovereign state authority, executive agency operations, and administrative governance.
- Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC): Bipartisan bicameral committee providing statutory legislative oversight of executive agency administrative rulemaking.
- Select Committee on Property Taxes: Specialized legislative panel reviewing ad valorem tax reductions, homestead exemption adjustments, and municipal assessment caps.
- Health Care Budget Subcommittee: Direct authority recommending state budget appropriations for the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Department of Health (DOH).
- Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee: Oversight of state government IT systems, cybersecurity hardening, and artificial intelligence integration.
- Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee: Direct gatekeeping over environmental regulation, water resource protection, and disaster recovery statutes.
- Student Academic Success Subcommittee: Evaluates public school testing metrics, curriculum accountability, and classroom achievement standards.
- Signature Policy Priorities: Combating childhood hunger and expanding access to fresh, healthy foods in underserved communities; lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs; addressing the residential property insurance crisis; defending public school funding and teacher retention; and securing state infrastructure appropriations for local stormwater drainage and municipal road improvements across central Palm Beach County.
Research text: Gemini browser session, 2026-10-04. Officeholder and county coverage: Florida House directory. The graph keeps these leads separate from the reference office record.