Adventures in Politics

SALE: $18.95 The Big Rocks I got elected mayor without opposition in March 2003, after serving three years on the city commission. In my sole race, I won 82 percent of the vote and attracted a record amount of support. I was 35-years-old when I was elected to the commission, which meant that by far I had become the youngest elected official at the time and in recent memory. I became mayor of a two-time, all-American city before the age of 40. That age may not seem like it’s young, and it really isn’t; however, for Delray, it was young. I found myself the youngest person by 15 to 20 years in most of the rooms I entered. I had been elected alongside an ambitious group of colleagues. We had spirited debates but got along well. Several of my colleagues would later become close personal friends. We were a hungry bunch, determined to do big things. Among ourselves, we vowed to move “the big rocks.” We felt passionate and confident. We sensed palpable possibility in Delray Beach. When we came