Debra Tendrich beats Daniel Zapata, keeps open HD 89 seat blue
Nonprofit executive Debra Tendrich has ensured that Palm Beach County residents in House District 89 will continue to be represented by a Democrat in Tallahassee.
With early votes fully tallied, mail-in ballots partially counted and all 77 precincts reporting Tuesday, Tendrich had 51% of the vote to defeat Republican private school administrator Daniel Zapata. She’ll succeed Democratic Rep. David Silvers, who is moving onto other endeavors after reaching term limits.
Tendrich, 38, is the founder and CEO of a childhood nutrition nonprofit called Eat Better Live Better. Zapata, 24, works at Atlantic Christian Academy in West Palm Beach and challenged Silvers in 2022.
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