Alex Mojica stepped down last month as a longtime member of the Boca Raton House of Representatives just before student government leaders were set to vote on a proposed impeachment.
Mojica has dedicated nine semesters to Student Government, serving across multiple legislative sessions, including as speaker pro tempore during the 19th Legislature. But after he made unauthorized edits to SG statutes, Boca House members sought to impeach him. Mojica, who has autism, told the University Press he recognized the mistake but felt the impeachment proceedings were “unnecessary,” which led him to resign.
He also said he felt “threatened by impeachment” and was under intense pressure that took a psychological toll on him. Mojica’s resignation follows the Nov. 1 Boca House meeting in which Speaker of the House Jack Nixon authored an impeachment resolution accusing Mojica of editing roughly 30 pages of statutes and making additional modifications to the SG Constitution without the legal authority to do so.
Nixon confirmed the process cannot continue without Mojica in office. In a Nov. 7 message, he said, “Since he did resign, there isn’t a way to move forward. Impeachment removes someone from office. We can’t remove someone from an office they’re not in.”
In a Nov. 4 interview with the University Press, Mojica said he updated the documents out of frustration with the months-long backlog in statute revisions. He acknowledged having overstepped but maintained that he had acted in good faith. “My perspective was if it’s taking us this long, and the website’s open for editing, why don’t I just do it?” Mojica said at the time.
Michele Tull, a board-certified behavior analyst and Mojica’s advocate, told the UP in a Nov. 4 interview that Mojica’s autism influenced his approach and that his actions were misjudgments rather than malicious wrongdoing. “He thought he was doing something for the good of the group,” Tull said.
Mojica submitted his resignation four days before the House was scheduled to decide whether the motion to impeach him would reach the floor for consideration on Nov. 14. His decision ends the proceedings.
Jada Strayer is the Political Reporter for the University Press. Email her at [email protected] or contact her on Instagram @jadastrayer for information regarding this or other stories.
