Please join our West Palm Beach community in bidding farewell to Mayor Jeri Muoio, and thanking her for her years of service. This Thursday, March 21st during Clematis by Night between 6 pm – 9 pm, our city will pay tribute to Mayor Muoio. The Mayor will address the crowd at 7 pm.

For the last eight years that I have served on the Commission, I have had the privilege of working with Mayor Muoio to help move our city forward. I have the utmost respect for her leadership and vision for the city.

While we have been colleagues for the last eight years, I am proud most of all to call her my friend.  My sincerest thank you to Mayor Muoio for her guidance, insight and courage.

Please join us in wishing her all the best this Thursday at Clematis by Night.

Thank you,

Keith James
Mayor-Elect
West Palm Beach

THANK YOU. Tuesday was a historic day for our city. I am honored by the trust the voters put in me as the next Mayor of West Palm Beach.

I would like to thank all the voters for participating in the process. Thank you, also, to my volunteers, supporters and team.  A special thank you to my wife, Lorna, my mom and my loving family for their help during this campaign.

I commend my two opponents for their willingness to run for Mayor and their service to our community.  We all shared a common goal to make West Palm Beach a great place.

On Tuesday’s Election Day, we secured 50.38% of the vote.  The city charter says that if a candidate wins with a majority of votes cast, or 50% plus 1 vote, there is no need for a run-off election.  The Supervisor of Elections office and the City are in discussions about whether there is a requirement to do a machine recount of the ballots since we were close to the 50% total.  Our campaign attorneys do not believe a recount is required, nor would it change the outcome of the race since we had a 21.5% lead over our next closest opponent.  I want every vote to count and a fair election process.  I am optimistic this will be resolved quickly, so that we can end the election and unite together as one city that can start to look towards the future.

I have already gotten to work on the transition process to take full advantage of the few weeks we have before the swearing-in process on April 4th.  I want to make sure the projects and programs serving our residents operate without any slowdowns.  I have started to assemble a transition team of neighborhood and policy leaders to listen to new ideas,  create implementation plans for key issues, like homelessness,  and seek innovative ways to prioritize our neighborhoods and services.  In the coming weeks we will keep you posted on our progress.

My door remains open. This is not the end of the conversation, but only the beginning of a new era.   Send me your ideas, concerns or drop me a line anytime at Keith@KeithJamesForMayor.com. I promise to listen.

Thank you again for your confidence and your support.

Yours in service,

Keith James
Mayor-Elect
West Palm Beach

I have been in our neighborhoods across West Palm Beach over the past two days talking to voters and sharing my goals for our city. Our coffees, meet and greets and mobilization efforts are getting a HUGE response. Take a look below to see the photos from our “Day of Action”.

Now it’s time to focus this energy and excitement towards Election Day.

Please vote Keith James for Mayor on Tuesday, March 12^th. If you don’t know where to vote, you can get all the details you need here: http://www.KeithJamesforMayor.com/Vote/.

Second, volunteer for an hour or two on Election Day at the polls to show your support. This is a great opportunity to answer any last-minute questions from voters and share my plans for our city. I can bring you a shirt, sign and some literature. Email me or call me at 561.284.9891 if you can volunteer on Election Day.

Thanks for all you are doing. We have entered the home stretch. Every door knocked on, phone call made, conversation with a voter is making a difference. Spread the word to vote Keith James for Mayor.

See you at the polls.