Marc Wigder (Boca Raton City Council Seat B, Florida, candidate 2026)

Marc Wigder

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Boca Raton City Council Seat B

Elections and appointments

Next election

March 10, 2026

Education

High school

New Rochelle High School

Law

New York Law School, 1997

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Marc Wigder is running for election to the Boca Raton City Council Seat B in Florida. Wigder is on the ballot in the general election on March 10, 2026.^[source]

Wigder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

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Biography

Marc Wigder provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2026:

• High school: New Rochelle High School
• Bachelor's: State University at Albany, 1994
• J.D.: New York Law School, 1997
• Graduate: Yale University School of Management, 2017
• Profession: Attorney / Business Owner
• Incumbent officeholder: Yes
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Elections

General election

The general election will occur on March 10, 2026.

General election for Boca Raton City Council Seat B

Meredith Madsen (Nonpartisan), Jon Pearlman (Nonpartisan), and Marc Wigder (Nonpartisan) are running in the general election for Boca Raton City Council Seat B on March 10, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Meredith Madsen (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jon Pearlman (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Marc Wigder (Nonpartisan)

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Endorsements

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• Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1560
• Business Leaders United for Boca Raton (BLU-PAC)
• The Hispanic Vote (HISPAC)

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marc Wigder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wigder's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am real estate attorney, investor and Adjunct Professor of Business Law at FAU with nearly 30 years of experience in real estate and business law and I have been honored to represent the people of Boca Raton as your Councilman for the past 3 years. My family and I have lived in Florida for over 20 years, and over the last 17 years raised our children in Boca Raton. More than 15 years ago I started my own company, infusing sustainability into underperforming commercial real estate in order to reposition it; and at the same time focus on small business creation and growth. Aptly named the Greenhouse, this company has grown national, but also connected me with the larger business community in a way that over time, helped me learn the issues that are important to the community in Boca; attracting and retaining talent, affordable housing, traffic mitigation, ease of business permitting. After joining the Community Advisory Panel and the Bicycle and pedestrian committee for several years, I further learned about issues related to park, school and religious safety, development and traffic issues, bike and ped safety and strategic projects to improve the El Rio trail and bike to school opportunities; just among a few of the issues that face Boca Raton Residents.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Public & Life Safety remains a key issue and is the backbone of good local government. Our current police station is outdated, not impact rated, and too small for our current needs. Accordingly, we have asked the voters to approve funding for a new larger facility that will meet the needs of our city and the new challenges city's face with crime (cybercrime, forensics, etc.). Investing in this resource and continued investment in our Fire Department is critical to providing safety and quality services given that there are more than 20,000 emergency calls made to the city of Boca Raton each year.
• Smart Growth remains a key issue as we continue to consider quality projects to responsibly grow without impacting services and without adverse effects to traffic. As such, we are deploying AI traffic signals in multiple locations in the city, beginning with our downtown, to more efficiently manage traffic flow. We are also working with the county and state government officials to improve the roads and trails for those roads that are not controlled by the city; securing funding for an underpass at El Rio Trail, New street patterns and bike lanes downtown on Federal Highway, and soon to occur improvements to AIA including wider bike lanes to make it safer for cyclists.
• Infrastructure is important to every city, and In Boca Raton in addition to replacing sections of pavement and pipes every year through our iSIP program, we are now looking at flood control improvements, and sea wall replacements, in critical areas of the city. This will be a multi year comprehensive analysis and replacement program and it needs to begin now to keep up with canals, bridges, and sea walls which are getting older.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about affordable/attainable housing because I have seen first hand the issues Boca business's face about finding and retaining workers. Boca is largely built out, so I appreciate that massive unit increases are simply not physically possible, it is more that as properties redevelop in Boca, if they will include housing, that we must require some of these units to be at an attainable level so our tech workers, cops, fireman, teachers and nurses can live somewhat close to the place they work in. Reduced commute times reduce total overall household costs, and reduce traffic. Creating mixed use zones in strategic areas of the city, not just downtown, will be important too, to reduce traffic.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

I have been fortunate to be endorsed by the Boca Raton Police Officers Union (FOP35), The Boca Raton Firefighters and Paramedics Union, The Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce (BLU-PAC), and the Hispanic Voters Association, in addition to many individuals.

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