page_title: Boca Raton, Florida
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Boca Raton, Florida / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Boca Raton, Florida: Boca Raton Old City Hall
context_page_description: Boca Raton, is the southernmost city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The 2019 population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 99,805. Known as one of the wealthiest cities in South Florida with common sights of yachts, private jets, exotic cars, and mansions which are concentrated in the Downtown, Coastal, and Gated Country Club Communities. With a multitude of amenities such as golf, tennis, racquetball, polo, swimming pools, spas, gyms, and restaurants, Boca Raton has been consistently highly ranked for fitness and leisure. Outside of the Boca Raton city jurisdiction, there are approximately 200,000 people with a Boca Raton postal address, even though they live outside of municipal boundaries, such as West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 44 miles north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,012,331 people as of 2015.
context_section_description: The City of Boca Raton has a Council-Manager form of government.
  The Mayor of Boca Raton has been chosen through a direct election since 1978. The offices of the city council and the mayor are nonpartisan. The previous mayor was Susan Whelchel. As of February 2013, Democrats Lois Frankel and Ted Deutch both represent parts of the city in the United States Congress.
  In the 2016 general elections, Republican Donald Trump won in Boca Raton by a majority.
  On April 27, 2018, Governor Rick Scott suspended Susan Haynie due to her felony and misdemeanor charges. Scott Singer was appointed mayor and held that position on that basis until the August 28th special election; Singer was elected outright as mayor in that election.
  List of mayors of Boca Raton, Florida
  George Long, 1924-1925
  John Brown, 1925-1929
  Fred Aiken, 1929-1938
  Joe Mitchell, 1938-1950
  Bill O'Donnell, 1950-1951
  Louie Zimmerman, 1951-1952
  Bill Day, 1952-1953, 1954-1954
  Harold Turner, 1953-1954, 1954-1955
  Bill Herbold, 1955-1956
  Roy Shores, 1956-1958
  Hal Dane, 1958-1959
  Joe Delong, 1959-1960, 1963-1964
  Courtney Boone, 1960-1961
  Leo Fox, 1961-1962
  John Brandt, 1962-1963
  Harold Maull, 1964-1965, 1968-1969
  Pat Honchell, 1966-1967
  Nardy Turner, 1967-1968
  Emil Danciu, 1969-1970, 1987-1993
  Tore Wallin, 1970-1971
  Norm Wymbs, 1971
  Bill Miller, 1971-1972
  Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
  Al Alford, 1973-1974
  Dick Houpana, 1974-1975, 1977
  Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
  Dorothy Wilken, 1976-1977
  Jeff Milner, 1977-1981
  Bill Konrad, 1981-1987
  Bill Smith, 1993-1995
  Carol Hanson, 1995-2001
  Steven L. Abrams, 2001-2008
  Susan Whelchel, 2008-2014
  Susan Haynie, 2014–2018
  Scott Singer, 2018–present
  City Council Elections - March 14, 2017
  Mayor - Haynie vs. Zucaro
  Seat A - Singer vs. Dervishi
  Seat B - O'Rourke vs. Thomson vs. Gentile
  City Council Elections - March 13, 2018
  Seat C - Rodgers vs. Do 
  Seat D - Mayotte vs. Grossman vs. Preste
caption: Boca Raton old Town Hall, built in 1927 (photo 2011)[31]
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