Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida,located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's third-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and Broward County and the 26th-most populous in the United States,with 1,492,191 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is West Palm Beach,which had a population of 117,415 as of 2020. Named after one of its oldest settlements,Palm Beach,the county was established in 1909,after being split from Miami-Dade County. The county's modern-day boundaries were established in 1963.
Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It is currently held by Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick,who was elected in a January 2022 special election,following the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6,2021. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) rating of D+25,it is one of the most Democratic districts in Florida.
Loxahatchee is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County,Florida,United States,located north of Wellington,and west and northwest of Royal Palm Beach,approximately 17 miles (27 km) west of West Palm Beach. Loxahatchee is under the zip code of 33470.
Loxahatchee Groves is a town in Palm Beach County,Florida,United States. The town was incorporated November 1,2006,as the 38th municipality in Palm Beach County. The first election for town council members was held on March 13,2007. The area had been settled since 1917,although Loxahatchee Groves did not become a municipality until 2006. The town bills itself as "Florida's Last Frontier". It was incorporated primarily in order to protect the area from the encroaching urbanization of South Florida,as nearby cities continued to develop and to preserve the area's rural character. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US census,the town had a population of 3,355.
The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the tenth-largest public school district in the United States,and the fifth largest school district in Florida. The district encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the beginning of the 2018–2019 academic year,enrollment totaled 192,533 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The district operates a total of 180 schools:109 elementary,34 middle,23 high,14 alternative,adult and community,intermediate,and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). It has 27,168 employees and 45,000 volunteers.
Kevin Rader is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat,he represented parts of northern Broward and southern Palm Beach Counties in the Florida House from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2016. He was elected to one term in the Florida Senate,serving from 2016 until he retired in 2020.
Susan Marie Bucher served as the Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach County,Florida. Prior to her election as the Supervisor,she served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 86th District from 2000 to 2002,and the 88th District from 2002 to 2008. She is a Democrat.
Joseph Abruzzo is a Democratic politician from Florida. He is Clerk of the Circuit Court &Comptroller for Palm Beach County,an independently elected office established by Florida’s Constitution.
Mark S. Pafford is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing District 88 (2008–2012) and District 86 (2012–2016) which included Haverhill,Loxahatchee Groves,Royal Palm Beach,and Wellington in east-central Palm Beach County. Pafford's professional career includes work in the non-profit sector including stints with the ACLU,The Lord's Place,Area Agency on Aging,Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades and CEO of Florida Community Health Action Information Network (CHAIN).
Maria Lorts Sachs is a Democratic politician from Florida. She was a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Previously,she served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing part of southern Palm Beach County from 2006 until her election to the Senate. After her seat was redistricted in 2016,she opted not to seek reelection,and was hired as the executive director of Innovation Florida,a nonprofit advocacy organization.
The 2010 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district took place on April 13,2010,to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Robert Wexler's resignation. Wexler resigned on January 3,2010,to become the President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Florida's 19th congressional district was a liberal-leaning district based in South Florida,stretching from Greenacres to Margate in Broward County and Palm Beach County.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2023 and from 2013 to 2017 and Florida’s 21st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party,Frankel was a 7-term member of the Florida House of Representatives and a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach.
Matthew H. Caldwell is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 79th District,which includes northern Lee County,stretching from Lehigh Acres to North Fort Myers,from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012.
Jeff Clemens is a Democratic politician from Florida. He represented parts of Palm Beach County in the Florida Senate from 2012 until his resignation in 2017,after acknowledging an affair with a lobbyist. He previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 89th district from 2010 to 2012.
Lori Berman is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing parts of central Palm Beach County since being elected in an April 2018 special election. She previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until her election to the Senate.
Diana DiZoglio is an American politician who is the current Massachusetts State Auditor. A member of the Democratic Party,DiZoglio had previously represented the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 2019 to 2023. The district included her home city of Methuen as well as Newburyport,Haverhill,Merrimac,Amesbury,Salisbury,and four of eight precincts in North Andover.
Kathleen C. Passidomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as President of the Florida Senate. A Republican,she has represented the 28th district,which includes Collier,Hendry,and part of Lee County in Southwest Florida,since 2016. She previously served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Naples area from 2010 to 2016. She served as Senate majority leader from 2018 to 2020 and Senate Rules chair from 2020 to 2022.
Bobby Powell is a Democratic politician who is a member of the Palm Beach County Commission. He previously served as a member of the Florida Senate representing West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County,from 2016 to 2024. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28,2018.
Mike Caruso is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 87th House district,which includes part of Palm Beach County.
