Pembroke Pines voters choose Angelo Castillo for mayor

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 20, 2024. Posted in Election 2024, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Angelo Castillo, a longtime city commissioner, will become the next mayor of Pembroke Pines. Voters also chose incumbent Jay Schwartz and newcomer Maria Rodriguez for commission seats. Castillo won the three-person mayor’s race Tuesday to replace Mayor Frank Ortis, a familiar face as the ceremonial leader and business leader, who is retiring. Ortis served on commission since 1996, the last 20 years as the mayor. Castillo, a former director of the Broward County Human Services Department, is now retired and pledged for the mayor’s role to become his full-time job. He beat political newcomer Elizabeth...

Delray Beach gets new mayor and two commissioners

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 20, 2024. Posted in Election 2024, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics.

Delray Beach voters chose two familiar faces and one newcomer in one of the most heated municipal races in Palm Beach County. According to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, Tom Carney, a former mayor and current attorney, defeated Ryan Boylston, the city’s current vice mayor, and Shirley Johnson, a former commissioner. Carney, 70, will replace current mayor Shelley Petrolia, who has served in that position since 2018. In a second race, Tom Markert, a political newcomer, edged out Tennille DeCoste, another political newcomer, and Jim Chard, a former commissioner. Markert will...