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Carol A. Roberts
The nation came to know Carol Roberts during the extended recount in Florida after the presidential election of 2000. As a member of Palm Beach County?s Canvassing Board, Carol was one of three members who struggled with butterfly ballots, hanging chads, and over and under counts. It was Carol who led that board?s attempt to make every vote count, and to ensure equity for the Gore/Lieberman ticket.
But the people of Palm Beach County already knew Carol for her decades of public service and community activism. The first woman ever to serve as a Commissioner in the City of West Palm Beach, she went on to serve as the city?s Mayor during a period of unprecedented growth and renewal. Carol is currently a Member of the Board of County Commissioners to which she was re-elected four times. .
Carol is respected as the initiator of the three-county commuter rail system know as Tri-Rail. She has served as Chairperson of Tri-Rail. Through her known leadership, the rail system flourished. Committed to integrated multimodal transportation, Carol has also chaired the Regional Transit Organization and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Her emphasis on planning resulted in billions of dollars for transportation for the County.
Carol?s skills have been sought by many leaders and organizations in various fields. Governor Lawton Chiles looked to Carol to serve on his Health Care Responsibility Act Committee. This led to increased health coverage for children and prescription drug coverage for seniors. Governor Bob Graham called on Carol for his Health and Rehabilitative Services Advisory Board that ensures services, particularly for Florida?s elderly.
Carol has been long active in the National Association of Counties. She served as Chairperson of Large Urban County Caucus, and helped lead the Association in its successful efforts to pass the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995.
Although a strong partisan NO KIDDING!!!, Carol has been a consensus builder in Palm Beach County. She fought for environmental protection and planned growth while encouraging a pro-business environment to promote economic stability. She remains pro-choice and pro- gay/lesbian rights.
Carol is married to Hyman Roberts M.D., F.A.C.P. She is the proud mother of six grown children and grandmother of eight.
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