In Palm Beach County, Democratic Port of Palm Beach Commissioner Peyton McArthur waited until 16 minutes before noon to file papers at the county elections office to run for the open District 2 county commission seat. The seat is now held by term-limited Democrat Paulette Burdick, for whom McArthur works as a senior aide.
Burdick said she is “absolutely” endorsing McArthur over the three other Democrats running for the District 2 seat.
Republicans did not field a candidate in District 2
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After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from the University of Florida, McArthur spent eight years in Washington, D.C. as an analyst with the Federal Election Commission and six years in Tallahassee as publisher of the “Florida Monitor,” a non-partisan political newsletter. In 1989, he returned to Palm Beach County where he served as the senior aide to a County Commissioner and the Clerk of Court.In 2004, McArthur accepted a position with the Port of Palm Beach as Director of Human Resources, which included governmental affairs and labor relations for the Port of Palm Beach. After six years with the Port of Palm Beach, he returned to county government at the request of County Commissioner Paulette Burdick to serve as her senior aide.
An active supporter of the community, McArthur has served on the Port’s Board since January 2015.
Good luck Peyton!!!
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Dave Israel
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Peyton McArthur has always been here for our village and so has Paulette Burdick. I hope all of us that can vote will definitely vote for Peyton. He is a man we can count on to always be there for our village. MAKE SURE YOU GET OUT AND VOTE...FOR PEYTON
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