Editing Lake Worth Beach, Florida (section)

==Government==

[[File:Lake Worth FL city hall02.jpg|thumb|right|Lake Worth Beach City Hall]]
The city uses the [[council–manager government|commission–manager form of government]]. Lake Worth Beach has a five-member city commission. These members are elected to staggered, three-year terms, running on nonpartisan candidacies in different districts. The city commission acts in a legislative manner, approving motions, ordinances, and resolutions. The mayor, who presides over the city commission, also serves in three-year terms, but is elected by voters citywide.<ref name="government">{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/government/|title=Lake Worth Beach, City Commission & Departments|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}</ref> As outlined by the city charter, these elections are to be held on the second Tuesday in March,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lakewthfl-meet-6f32c7dc723f402387c89497171aef67/ITEM-Attachment-002-7e1d0a99c53a49fb98fbae031ff259be.pdf|title=Resolution No. 55-2020|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}</ref> while runoffs are to be held two weeks later if a candidate fails to achieve a majority of the votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wptv.com/runoff-tuesday-in-lake-worth-beach-despite-concession|title=Runoff Tuesday in Lake Worth Beach despite concession|date=March 26, 2019|author=Andrew Lofholm|newspaper=WPTV-TV|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Betty Resch has served as mayor since March&nbsp;16, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meetings.municode.com/adaHtmlDocument/index?cc=LAKEWTHFL&me=14bfb622859744488bb8d86c81d6ee89&ip=false|title=Swearing In Ceremony|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}</ref> The Lake Worth Beach city clerk is tasked with maintaining official city records. This office is currently held by Melissa Ann Coyne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/government/city-clerk/|title=City Clerk|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=December 9, 2021}}</ref> Another key Lake Worth Beach official is the city manager, who is responsible for the administrative functions of city government. Carmen Davis, who previously served as county administrator of [[Hinds County, Mississippi]], from 2010 to 2019 and a city planner for [[Detroit]] from 1993 to 2009, is the current city manager of Lake Worth Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/government/city-manager/|title=City Manager|publisher=City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

Lake Worth Beach is part of [[Florida's 21st congressional district]], which has been represented by [[Lois Frankel]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/FL/21|title=Florida's 21st Congressional District|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> Four different [[Florida House of Representatives]] districts cover portions of Lake Worth Beach &ndash; the 87th, 88th, 89th, and 90th districts,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/District/2013_Districts/large/H000H9049_district_88wmap.pdf|title=H000H9049 (2012 House), District 88|date=2013|publisher=Florida House of Representatives Redistricting Committee|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> which are represented by [[David Silvers]] (D), [[Jervonte Edmonds]] (D), [[Mike Caruso (politician)|Mike Caruso]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]), and [[Joseph Casello]] (D), respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/legislativeaffairs/Legislative_Delegation/Delegation-Roster.pdf|title=2020-2021 Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation|website=pbcgov.org|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> The entire city is located within the [[Florida Senate]]'s 24th district, which includes parts of east-central Palm Beach County and is currently represented by [[Bobby Powell (politician)|Bobby Powell]] (D).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s24|title=2022-2024 &ndash; Senator Bobby Powell|publisher=Florida Senate|access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref> Much of Lake Worth Beach is within the 3rd district for the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, while the municipal beach section and areas south of 6th Avenue South and east of [[Interstate 95]] are within the 7th district. The former is represented by [[Dave Kerner]] and the latter is represented by Mack Bernard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commission Districts|date=November 14, 2018|publisher=Palm Beach County Government|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/countycommissioners/DistrictMaps/map.pdf|work=GIS Service Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>

Overall, the city has a [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] partisan lean. Of the 17,738&nbsp;registered voters as of December&nbsp;2021, 8,552&nbsp;were members of the Democratic Party, 5,290&nbsp;had [[Independent voter|no party affiliation]], 3,471&nbsp;were members of the Republican Party, and 425&nbsp;were members of a [[minor party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbcelections.org/Portals/PalmBeach/Month-End%20Voter%20Registration%20Statistics/2021/DEC/December%20Totals%20by%20City%20and%20City-Wards.pdf?ver=fkhPRrMI5uHPo-LwwwRyfA%3d%3d|date=January 10, 2022|title=December Totals by City and City/Wards|publisher=Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> Decades earlier, the city and Palm Beach County were both reliably [[Right-wing politics|right-leaning]], with the latter voting for the Republican Party nominee for [[president of the United States]] in each election from [[1948 United States presidential election in Florida|1948]] to [[1988 United States presidential election in Florida|1988]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-11-04-9202270574-story.html|title=County Supports First Democrat Since Roosevelt|author=John Grogan|date=November 4, 1992|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], [[Joe Biden]] defeated [[Donald Trump]] in all of the city's [[Electoral precinct|precincts]] and in most by a margin of at least 20%,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html|author=Alice Park|author2=Charlie Smart|author3=Rumsey Taylor|author4=Miles Watkins|title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election|date=March 30, 2021|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> while the county supported Biden by a margin of just under 12.8%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enr.electionsfl.org/PAL/2801/Summary/|title=2020 General Election|date=November 23, 2020|publisher=Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections|accessdate=January 22, 2022}}</ref> ''Lake Worth Herald'' president Mark Easton, a lifelong resident of the city, noted that he had observed the partisan lean of Lake Worth Beach shift rapidly from highly [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] to highly liberal. Easton remarked that due to diversity, "You would think that it would meld Lake Worth into a more middle-of-the-road atmosphere: Never happens. It always stays [[Political polarization|polarized]]".<ref name="Easton">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90358027/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Big personality in a little place|page=S9|author=Elizabeth Clarke|date=June 27, 2013|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|accessdate=January 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>