Election Tuesday November 3, 2020 2020 GENERAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VOTERS GUIDE For more information see the Civic Association webpage: palmbeachcivic.org/elections VOTE BY MAIL EARLY VOTING OCTOBER 19, 2020 – NOVEMBER 1, 2020 (7 AM – 7 PM) The deadline to request that a Vote-by-Mail ballot Summit Main Library WPB City Hall Flagler Gallery be mailed to you for the 3650 Summit Blvd. 401 Clematis Street November 3rd, 2020 West Palm Beach West Palm Beach General Election is no DAY OF VOTING later than 5:00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 3, 2020 (7 AM – 7 PM) October 24, 2020 REQUESTING YOUR Precincts 1390 & 1392 St Edwards Church VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT 165 N County Road A request for a Vote-by-Mail Precincts 1394 & 7154 ballot may be made in one Morton & Barbara Mandel Center of the following ways: 340 Seaview Ave Precincts 7156, 7158 & 7166 By Phone: (561) 656-6208 PB Fire Station #3 By Fax: (561) 656-6230 2185 S Ocean Blvd Online: pbcelections.org In Person: 240 S. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL CANDIDATECANDIDATE FORUMFORUM As part of our mission to inform our members and residents of important issues affecting our Town, the Palm Beach Civic Association will host a Candidate Forum. Look for the announcement in upcoming issues of our email newsletter, Membership Matters and on our website, www.palmbeachcivic.org/elections Please note: Check your sample ballot from the Palm Beach County Supervisor Your ballot must be received of Elections. There are many more candidates running for offices. This Voters by the Supervisor of Elections Guide does not cover write-in candidates. office by 7 p.m. on Election Day for it to be counted. Join the Civic Association today! PalmBeachCivic.org PRESIDENT Four-year term (vote for one) Donald Trump – R (Incumbent) Joe Biden – D Personal: Born June 14, 1946, in Queens, NY is Personal: Born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, PA the 45th and current president of the United States. is the former Democratic vice president of the United States. Education: He attended Fordham University before Education: He graduated from the University of Delaware transferring to the Wharton School of Finance at the with a degree in history and political science and received University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.S. in his law degree from the Syracuse University Law School. economics in 1968. Political Career: On November 8, 2016, he was Political Career: Biden served in the Senate from 1973 to elected the 45th president of the United States. He was 2009. He chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and the sworn into office on January 20, 2017. Committee on Foreign Relations for several years. Biden served as vice president from 2009 to 2017. Campaign Website: donaldjtrump.com Campaign Website: joebiden.com HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES Two-year term (vote for one) Lois Frankel – D (Incumbent) Laura Loomer – R Personal: Frankel was born on May 16, 1948 Personal: Born May 21, 1993 in Miami, Florida. in New York City. Education: She received a BS degree from Boston Education: She attended Barry University in Miami, FL University in 1970. She earned a Juris Doctor from as an undergraduate, where she first became involved in Georgetown University Law Center in 1973. Republican political groups on campus. Political Career: She was elected to represent Political Career: Loomer has worked with Project Veritas, Florida's 22nd Congressional District from 2013-17. She reported for the Canadian far-right news website She’s represented Florida's 21st Congressional District The Rebel Media in 2017 and has occasionally reported since 2018. for InfoWars Campaign Website: loisfrankelforcongress.com Campaign Website: lauraloomerforcongress.com STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 89 Four-year term (vote for one) Michael Caruso - R (Incumbent) James Bonfiglio – D Personal: Born September 14, 1958 (age 62), Personal: Age 66. Washington, D.C., and he moved to Florida in 1986 Education: He graduated from George Washington Education: Jim Bonfiglio graduated from the University University with a BBA in accounting. of Rochester in 1975 with a double major in Political Science and History. He attended Loyola University School of Law, graduating in1979 with a JD degree. Political Career: Mike Caruso is a member of the Political Career: Jim Bonfiglio is the former Mayor of Florida House of Representatives, representing District 89. Ocean Ridge He assumed office on November 6, 2018. Campaign Website: electmikecaruso.com Campaign Website: jimbonfigliofordistrict89.com SHERIFF Four-year term (vote for one) Ric Bradshaw – D (Incumbent) Lauro Diaz – R Personal: 72 years old, married. Personal: Married with 2 children and a granddaughter. Education: Bachelor of Science Degree with honors in Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Human Resources Management and a Masters of Science Master’s Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency in Administration with honors-with a specialization in Management. Emergency Management. Political Career: Sheriff Bradshaw has forty-nine (49) Political Career: 34 years of law enforcement experience. years in law enforcement. He rose through the ranks of the 27 of those years were spent at the Palm Beach County West Palm Beach Police Department and in 1996 was Sheriff’s Office. Captain of the Organized Crime Division, appointed Chief of Police. On January 4, 2005, Sheriff Training, Law Enforcement Division, Criminal Investigations Bradshaw was sworn in as Sheriff of Palm Beach County. Division, Operations and 911 Coordinator. Campaign Website: ricbradshawforsheriff.com Campaign Website: diazforsheriff.com TAX COLLECTOR Four-year term (vote for one) Anne Gannon – D (Incumbent) Frank Ciatto – NPA Personal: Born December 23, 1947, in Xenia, Personal: Age 49 Ohio, and grew up in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Education: She attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Education: Master of Arts degree in International Studies College, and then attended Palm Beach Community from Charter University in the United Kingdom and a College, Barry University, and Florida Atlantic University, Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts, with a studying business administration and political science. concentration in Economics, from the State University of New York's Regents College. Political Career: Gannon is a Democratic politician who Political Career: Ciatto served our country as an Intelligence currently serves as the Palm Beach County Tax Collector. Specialist in the United States Navy. He served as a Code She served as a member of the Florida House of Enforcement Officer and most recently as a Deputy Tax Representatives, representing the 88th District from 2000 Collector. to 2002, and the 86th District from 2002 to 2006. Campaign Website: reelectannegannon.com Campaign Website: frank4change.com BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Four-year term (vote for one) DISTRICT 7 Mack Bernard – D Leonard Serratore – NPA Caneste Succe – NPA (Incumbent) Personal: Born March 4, 1976, married with 3 children. Personal: Born August, 1955 Personal: Born December, 1962 Education: Bernard holds a JD with Education: Florida Institute of Education: Bachelor’s degree in honors from University of Florida Levin Technology Graduate political science from American College of Law. Intercontinental University Political Career: Elected to the Political Career: Currently, Airport Political Career: Seven years in the Florida House of Representatives in Operations Supervisor at Palm corrections department at the PB County 2009 in the 27th district. County Beach County Airport. Sheriff’s Office and also spent four years Commissioner since 2016. at the Supervisor of Elections office. Campaign Website: mackbernard.com Campaign Website: leonardserratore.com Campaign Website: succecaneste.com PORT of PALM BEACH - GROUP 2 Four-year term (vote for one) Katherine Waldron – D (Incumbent) Mike Whalen – NPA Age: 60 Age: 78 Education: BA University of Virginia Education: BA University of Virginia MBA Palm Beach MBA Palm Beach Atlantic University Atlantic University Political Career: Group 2 Incumbent Katherine Waldron Political Career: He is employed as a Realtor with is a businesswoman who has been an executive with business background which includes Finance Director Fortune 500 companies and has founded small for 2 different Palm Beach County corporations, businesses. Campaign Website: votekw.com Campaign Email: [email protected] PORT of PALM BEACH - GROUP 3 Four-year term (vote for one) Jean Enright – D (Incumbent) Roderick Clarke – R Personal: Widowed with 2 children. Personal: Age 46 Education: She received a Bachelor’s Degree from Education: Business Management Engineering Tuskegee University, a Master’s Degree from Howard University, and a Doctorate Degree from the Catholic University of America. Political Career: Dr. Jean Landfair Enright joined the Political Career: Over 25 years of military experience Board in 2005. Dr. Enright has worked as a university making a better military force helping military people to administrator, public school administrator, university transition into the Civilian world from the military working in instructor, and teacher. the local community with food banks and shelters. Campaign Email: [email protected] Campaign Website: roderickclarkeforpalmbeach.com THESE CANDIDATES ARE ON THE BALLOT THE OTHER CANDIDATES IN THESE RACES ARE QUALIFIED WRITE-IN CANDIDATES CLERK of the CIRCUIT COURT BOARD of COUNTY PORT of PALM BEACH & COMPTROLLER COMMISSIONERS - DISTRICT 1 GROUP 1 Joseph Abruzzo – D Maria Marino – R Wayne Richards – D Age: 40 years old Age: 63