Editing Palm Beach County, Florida (section)

===County government===
The county is governed by a [[county commission|board of commissioners]], consisting of seven commissioners, who are all elected from single-member districts. One of the commissioners is elected County Mayor and one of them is elected Vice Mayor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Overview of County Government - The Legislative Branch|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/Pages/PBC-Gov-Overview.aspx|website=pbcgov.org|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref> Commissioners serve staggered terms, and commissioners from Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 are elected during presidential election years, while the commissioners from Districts 2, 4, and 6 are elected in gubernatorial election years.

Elected county officers include a clerk of courts and comptroller, [[County sheriff (Florida)|sheriff]], property appraiser, [[tax collector]], and [[Supervisor of Elections (Florida)|supervisor of elections]]. State officers serving the Florida judicial district include the [[state attorney]] and [[public defender]]. All positions are 4-year terms, requiring direct election by voters in presidential election years.

Five former county commissioners have been accused or found guilty of corruption from 2006 to 2009. A grand jury recommended a strong [[inspector general]]. This position was approved by county voters in 2010. A county judge found that the mandate covered municipal government in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is Palm Beach County ready to retire its 'Corruption County' reputation?|url=http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/03/22/is-palm-beach-county-ready-to-retire-its-corruption-county-reputation/|newspaper=Palm Beach Post|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721232603/http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/03/22/is-palm-beach-county-ready-to-retire-its-corruption-county-reputation/}}</ref>

====Current County Officeholders====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan = 3 | Palm Beach County elected officials
|-
! colspan = 3 | Board of County Commissioners
|-
!Position
!Incumbent
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 1 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Maria G. Marino
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 2 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Mayor Gregg Weiss
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 3 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Joel Flores
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 4 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Marci Woodward
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 5 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Vice Mayor [[Maria Sachs]]
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 6 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Sara Baxter
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 7 Commissioner
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Bobby Powell, Jr.
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |County Administrator
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Verdenia Baker
|-
! colspan = 3 | [[County constitutional officer (Florida)|Constitutional Officers]]
|-
!Position
!Incumbent
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sheriff
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|[[Ric Bradshaw]]
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |State Attorney
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Alexcia Cox
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Public Defender
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Carey Haughwout
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Property Appraiser
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Dorothy Jacks
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Tax Collector
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|[[Anne M. Gannon]]
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|[[Joseph Abruzzo]]
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Supervisor of Elections
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Wendy Sartory Link
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Judiciary
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Krista Marx
|-
! colspan = 3 | School Board
|-
!Position
!Incumbent
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 1
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Matthew Lane
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 2
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Virginia Savietto
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 3
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Karen Brill
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 4
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Erica Whitfield
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 5
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Gloria Branch
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 6
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Marcia Andrews
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 7
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Edwin Ferguson
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Superintendent
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="center"|Michael Burke
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Student Representative
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="center"|Isabella Mirisola
|}

====List of County Commissioners, 1991–Present====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|Year!!colspan=7|County Commission!!rowspan=2|Commission Makeup
|- style="height:2em"
!District 1!!District 2!!District 3!!District 4!!District 5!!District 6!!District 7
|- style="height:2em"
!1991
|rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Karen Marcus <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carol Roberts <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Carol Elmquist <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Mary McCarty <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carole Phillips <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Ken Foster <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Maude Ford Lee <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4R, 3D
|- style="height:2em"
!1992
|- style="height:2em"
!1993
|rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Warren Newell <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=20 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Burt Aaronson <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!1994
|- style="height:2em"
!1995
|- style="height:2em"
!1996
|- style="height:2em"
!1997
|- style="height:2em"
!1998
|- style="height:2em"
!1999
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Tony Masilotti <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2000
|- style="height:2em"
!2001
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Addie Greene <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2002
|- style="height:2em"
!2003
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jeff Koons <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2004
|- style="height:2em"
!2005
|- style="height:2em"
!2006
|- style="height:2em"
!2007
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jess Santamaria <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
!2008
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bob Kanjian <small>(R)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2009
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Shelley Vana <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Steven Abrams <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 2R
|- style="height:2em"
!2010
|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Paulette Burdick <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Priscilla Taylor <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2011
|- style="height:2em"
!2012
|- style="height:2em"
!2013
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hal Valeche <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mary Lou Berger <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2014
|- style="height:2em"
!2015
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Melissa McKinlay <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2016
|- style="height:2em"
!2017
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dave Kerner <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mack Bernard <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2018
|- style="height:2em"
!2019
|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} |Gregg Weiss <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert Weinroth <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6D, 1R
|- style="height:2em"
!2020
|- style="height:2em"
!2021
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican/active}} |Maria Marino <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} |Maria Sachs <small>(D)</small>
|- style="height:2em"
!2022
|- style="height:2em"
!2023
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Michael Barnett <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican/active}} |Marci Woodward <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican/active}} |Sara Baxter <small>(R)</small>
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |4R, 3D
|-
!2024
|- style="height:2em"
!2025
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} |Joel Flores <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} |Bobby Powell Jr. <small>(D)</small>
|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} |4D, 3R
|- style="height:2em"
!rowspan=2|Year!!District 1!!District 2!!District 3!!District 4!!District 5!!District 6!!District 7!!rowspan=2|Commission Makeup
|- style="height:2em"
!colspan=7|County Commission
|- style="height:2em"
|}