Lois Frankel Faces Deborah Adeimy in Florida's 23rd House District on Nov. 3

Democrat and incumbent Lois Frankel faces Republican Deborah Adeimy in the U.S. House race in Florida's 23rd Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Palm Beach Post reported. The redrawn Palm Beach County-centered district covers the central and southern suburbs, including the Boca Raton area and adjacent inland communities, after being shifted north from its former Broward-based configuration. Frankel won the Democratic primary in August over Victoria Doyle and Mark Piper, and Adeimy defeated Paola Branda in the Republican primary.

Frankel, 78, of West Palm Beach, has served in the U.S. House since 2013, after serving as mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011 and in the Florida House, the Post reported. Her stated priorities include protecting Social Security and Medicare, restoring cuts to Medicaid and nutrition programs, and lowering the cost of living through affordable housing and child care. In the Post's questionnaire she said: "My top priority is protecting Social Security and Medicare so that the hundreds of thousands of Palm Beach County residents who earned these benefits can retire with dignity and security."

Adeimy, 56, of West Palm Beach, is a financial services executive, investment advisor and portfolio manager, the Post reported. She has raised the county's use of tax increment financing and what she calls a fiscal time bomb as her central issue, and told the Post: "My extreme concern for Palm Beach County is the ticking financial time bomb that began in 2018." The money gap in the race is wide as published: Frankel has raised $2.63 million through Oct. 14, including about $1.86 million from individuals and $676,000 from PACs, while Adeimy has raised about $197,000 through Sept. 30. Early voting in the race runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, and polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.