Steven L. Abrams

Steven L. Abrams (born 1958) is an American politician. He was the first mayor of Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida. He previously served as chairman of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners and represented District 4 on the county commission. Abrams formerly served as chairman and executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. He is the former mayor of the City of Boca Raton, Florida.[2]

Steven Abrams
Member of the
Palm Beach County Commission
from the 4th district
In office
March 2009 – January 2019
Preceded byMary McCarty
Succeeded byRobert S. Weinroth
Mayor of Boca Raton, Florida
In office
April 2001[1] – April 2008
Preceded byCarol Hanson
Succeeded bySusan Whelchel
Personal details
Born
Steven Leon Abrams

1958 (age 64–65)
Des Moines, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

A lawyer, he was elected mayor in March 2001 and re-elected in 2003 and 2005. He previously served as a city council member from 1989 to 1999. In March 2009, Abrams was appointed by then-Florida governor Charlie Crist to occupy the district four county commission seat vacated by Mary McCarty after her resignation due to federal corruption charges. He won election to a full term when no one filed to run against him in 2010. Abrams received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in Government in 1980 and his J.D. degree from The George Washington University in 1985. His past experience includes law clerk in the White House under President Ronald Reagan.[3] He was a partner of the now defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm.[4]

References
  1. "Mayors of Boca Raton". Boca Raton Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  2. "Abrams named to Palm Beach County Commission", bizjournals.com. March 13, 2009. Accessed August 14, 2022.
  3. "Steven L. Abrams - Biography". 2010-11-28. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  4. "Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved August 14, 2009.

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