By Steve Plunkett
A Democratic precinct committeeman is making his first run for office seeking Steven Abrams’ District 4 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission.Andy O’Brien, who just moved into the district and sells real estate from a Re/Max office in Boynton Beach, says he would bring a blue-collar perspective to county government.
“It’s about the role of the people — the voters are the boss — and it’s about leadership,” he said after officially announcing his candidacy at a meeting of the Boca-Delray Democratic Club on Sept. 24.
O’Brien, 61, bought a condo in Delray Beach in July after living west of Boynton Beach for 2½ years, spokeswoman Sharon Abramson said. Before that, he and his wife lived on a sailboat and in the Bahamas. Overall, O’Brien has lived in South Florida more than 25 years, she said.
The commission race will appear on the Nov. 4, 2014, ballot.
Abrams, 54, a lawyer, five-term Boca Raton City Council member and three-term mayor, was appointed to the District 4 seat in 2009 and ran unopposed in 2010. Before moving to Boca Raton, Abrams was a law clerk in the White House to President Ronald Reagan and Chief Justice John Roberts. He graduated from Harvard University and earned his law degree from The George Washington University.
District 4 covers the barrier island from the south part of South Palm Beach to Boca Raton and includes parts of mainland Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.
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