ENDORSEMENTS

The Most Important Endorsement Is Your Vote Is Your Vote For Me In The Ballot Box!

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/endorsements/2025/02/19/royal-palm-beach-election-mayor-council-hmara-avila/78010618007/

The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board wrote:

“A change in our Group 3 endorsement: Elect Sylvia Sharps

We need a do-over. Initially, the Palm Beach Post Editorial Board recommended voters choose Steve Avila, a newcomer to elective office, in the March 11 race to fill the Royal Palm Beach Village Council Group 3 seat on the dais. Unfortunately, due to a clerical error that delayed the interview of one of the candidates, the editorial is taking the unusual, but necessary step of rescinding that earlier endorsement in the Group 3 race in favor of candidate Sylvia L. Sharps.

Royal Palm Beach voters should elect Sharps to that seat if they want the best chance of addressing the village's issues with an experienced, steady hand.

The change is not the fault of Avila but the Post Editorial Board's. Due to a regretful clerical mistake, Sharps was never afforded the opportunity to participate in our candidate endorsement process. Once the editorial board realized that error and heard her views and priorities for Royal Palm Beach, we realized that she was the stronger candidate and thus are changing our recommendation in this race.”