Christina L. Romelus

School Board — District 4

Open seat — general-election runoff between the top two finishers in the 4-candidate primary (Romelus 40.62%, Zapata 26.68%; Bryant and Hamlet eliminated)

General Election Runoff

★★★★☆

120 / 165 points

Integrity & Legal Record

Professional & Business Transparency

Policy & Platform Consistency

Community Engagement & Character

Campaign Transparency

Issue-Based Positions

Challenger (former Boynton Beach City Commissioner/Vice Mayor)

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Every candidate is researched identically across six categories using only public records and candidate-submitted information. No candidate is endorsed. Read the full methodology.

Integrity & Legal Record 24 / 25

Criminal History

No criminal charges, arrests, or convictions found. PBC Clerk of Courts eCaseView exact-name search for "Romelus, Christina" returned only one record (see Civil Court History below) — no criminal, misdemeanor, or felony cases.

Sources:

PBC Clerk of Courts eCaseView — exact name search, Last: Romelus, First: Christina, Court Type: ALL — 2026-07-20 — 1 result, civil (not criminal)
Nationwide Google/news search: "Christina Romelus" arrested OR convicted OR lawsuit OR ethics OR indicted — 2026-07-20 — no matches to this candidate (an unrelated Rothstein Ponzi-scheme case and an unrelated sitting Congresswoman's ethics matter were ruled out as unrelated)

Civil Court History

One case found: 50-2021-CC-000063 — Romelus, Darren v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (County Civil, filed 1/5/2021). Party records confirm Christina Romelus was a co-plaintiff alongside her husband, Darren Romelus, in a homeowners insurance claim dispute (a common type of suit homeowners bring against insurers over claim denials or underpayment, not indicative of any wrongdoing). The case proceeded through a motion to dismiss (granted in part, with an amended complaint filed) and discovery, and was ultimately resolved by settlement, with a "Notice of Settlement" filed 2/25/2022 and the case dismissed by agreement on 3/4/2022.

Sources:

PBC Clerk of Courts eCaseView — full docket and party-name review of case 50-2021-CC-000063 — 2026-07-20

None — a routine, settled insurance dispute.

Ethics Violations

No ethics complaints found via news search or the PBC Commission on Ethics complaint archive, including in connection with her service as a Boynton Beach City Commissioner and Vice Mayor (2016–present/recent).

Sources:

Google/news search: "Christina Romelus" Boynton Beach ethics complaint campaign finance violation commissioner — no relevant results — 2026-07-20
Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics — https://palmbeachcountyethics.com/complaints.htm — 2026-07-20

Campaign Finance Violations

No Florida Elections Commission violation records found across her prior City Commission campaigns or the current School Board run.

Sources:

Florida Elections Commission — https://www.fec.state.fl.us/FECWebFi.nsf/pages/Violations — 2026-07-20 (no name-search capability from landing page)
Florida Politics campaign coverage (multiple articles on fundraising/endorsements) — 2026-07-20 — no violations reported

Residency Confirmed

News sources describe her as living in Boynton Beach with her husband and two sons, consistent with her service as a Boynton Beach city commissioner (a role requiring city residency). A PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) owner-name search for "Romelus, Darren" and "Romelus, Christina" returned no matching property record, despite the 2021 homeowners insurance lawsuit implying property ownership at that time — they may have since sold, moved, or hold title under a different name (e.g., a trust). This is not treated as an adverse finding.

Sources:

WLRN — https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2025-07-24/boynton-beach-commissioner-candidate-palm-beach-school-board — 2026-07-20
PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) Advanced Search — https://pbcpao.gov/AdvSearch/AdvanceSearch — owner "Romelus Darren" and "Romelus" prefix search — 2026-07-20 — no match found

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — No current PAPA property record found despite a 2021 lawsuit implying prior ownership; residency rests on news reporting and her documented City Commission service (which itself requires residency verification). Recommend a manual, privacy-respectful check if independent confirmation is needed.

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: No current PAPA property record found for this candidate or her husband, despite a 2021 lawsuit that implied property ownership at that time. Not treated as adverse — many ordinary explanations exist (sale, relocation, title held differently) — but flagged for consistency with this session's residency-verification approach.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — the CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF answers have not yet been extracted/indexed per-candidate.

Professional & Business Transparency 18 / 25

Business Ownership

Romelus is CEO/founder of PolitiCALM, a government affairs and leadership-training firm serving public officials and business leaders, and co-founded Sky Administrations, a political consulting firm, with her husband Darren. Her earlier career included five years as a licensed practical nurse and adjunct-professor work (Anatomy and Physiology, Palm Beach State College, 2014–2020), plus a prior role as Director of Programs for the Path to College Fellowship. `[Sunbiz primary-source confirmation NOT COMPLETED — search.sunbiz.org unresponsive this session]`.

Sources:

WLRN — "Former Boynton Beach commissioner to run for Palm Beach [School Board]" — 2026-08-21
LinkedIn — "Christina L. Romelus - PolitiCALM" — 2026-08-21

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Sunbiz confirmation not completed; recommend a manual recheck of both PolitiCALM and Sky Administrations' corporate registrations.

Financial Conflicts of Interest

Both PolitiCALM (government affairs/leadership training) and Sky Administrations (political consulting) are client-services businesses whose customer base is directly relevant to potential conflicts given Romelus's history of elected office (Boynton Beach Commissioner/Vice Mayor) and current School Board candidacy. `[Full client list for either firm NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "PolitiCALM" OR "Sky Administrations" clients Romelus — 2026-08-21]`. No specific instance of a disclosed or undisclosed conflict was identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no client-list information found

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — As with other candidates in this project who operate political/government-affairs consulting firms while holding or seeking elected office (structurally similar to the Rob Long/Door 2 Door Strategies finding earlier in this project), the opacity of the client roster for two such firms simultaneously is a transparency concern worth noting, absent any specific documented instance of impropriety.

Bankruptcy History

`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal or business bankruptcy filings located.

Sources:

CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Christina Romelus" — 2026-08-21 — 0 results

Tax Liens

`[NOT FOUND]`. No federal or state tax lien records located. Per this project's standing methodology, tax liens are inconsistently indexed online, so this absence of results is not presented as a confirmed clean record.

Sources:

CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — same search as above — 2026-08-21 — 0 results

Board Memberships

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Christina Romelus" board member nonprofit director, beyond her own PolitiCALM/Sky Administrations leadership roles already documented above — 2026-08-21]`. No outside board membership identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no additional matches

⚠️ TOOLING BLOCK: Sunbiz unresponsive this session (2 attempts); recommend a manual recheck of PolitiCALM and Sky Administrations' corporate registrations.
Structural transparency note: two client-facing political/government-affairs consulting firms (PolitiCALM, Sky Administrations) whose client rosters are not fully public, held by a candidate with an extensive elected-office history — no specific impropriety documented, but flagged for the same reason as the Rob Long/Door 2 Door Strategies finding earlier in this project.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — pending CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF extraction.

Policy & Platform Consistency 20 / 20

Voting Record

Romelus is a non-incumbent for this office (School Board), but brings a substantive record as a Boynton Beach City Commissioner/Vice Mayor (elected 2016 as the city's youngest commissioner), during which her tenure is credited with bringing in more than $500 million in economic development and helping create affordable housing and support for small businesses. Her School Board platform centers on ensuring "every child has the resources, support, and safety they need to succeed," drawing on her background as a former nurse and adjunct professor (Anatomy and Physiology, Palm Beach State College, 2014–2020). She advances to a November 3, 2026 runoff against Daniel Zapata after no candidate secured a majority in the 8/18/2026 primary (also involving Tiffany Bryant and Anthony Hamlet).

Sources:

Florida Politics — "Christina Romelus: Empowering our children, strengthening our community" — 2026-08-21
WLRN — "Former Boynton Beach commissioner to run for Palm Beach County School Board" — 2026-08-21

Position Consistency

`[No documented position shifts were identified across her tenure — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21]`. Her education-focused platform is consistent with her documented adjunct-teaching background and her general Commission-era focus on community investment.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no adverse matches

Flip-Flops

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Christina Romelus" flip-flop reversed position controversy — 2026-08-21]`. No documented policy reversal was identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no matches

Endorsements

Received: An unusually broad coalition — outgoing District 4 School Board member Erica Whitfield (her direct predecessor's endorsement of a successor); SEIU Florida; the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association (PBCCTA, via unanimous PAC recommendation); former state Sen. Dave Aronberg; former state Rep. David Silvers; U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel; Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman; and state Sen. Mack Bernard. `[Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:

Florida Politics — "Erica Whitfield backs Christina Romelus as her preferred Palm Beach School Board successor" — 2026-08-21
Florida Politics — "SEIU Florida backs Christina Romelus for Palm Beach School Board" — 2026-08-21
Florida Politics — "Palm Beach teachers union backs Christina Romelus for School Board" — 2026-08-21

None this pass.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — pending CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF extraction.

Community Engagement & Character 15 / 25

Community Involvement

A well-documented, multi-faceted record: Romelus worked as a licensed practical nurse for over a decade, taught as an adjunct college professor (Anatomy and Physiology, Palm Beach State College, 2014–2020, per Cat2), and — as Boynton Beach Vice Mayor — proposed a sanctuary-city policy in December 2017 that drew what local coverage described as the most raucous public comment session of any municipality covered at the time, reflecting sustained, high-visibility civic engagement (documented factually, not as either endorsement or criticism of the policy itself).

Sources:

Interview #117, City Council Chronicles — Boynton Beach Vice Mayor Christina Romelus — 2026-08-24
NAAHP — Christina L. Romelus profile — 2026-08-24

Veteran / First Responder Service

`[NOT FOUND]`. No veteran or first-responder service identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches

Faith-Based Involvement (scored on character consistency)

Romelus is documented in her own biographical material as having served as a missionary in multiple foreign countries — a sustained, personal faith-based service commitment predating her political career. No source found this session documents any inconsistency between this history and her public conduct.

Sources:

NAAHP — Christina L. Romelus profile — 2026-08-24

Debates / Town Halls

`[NOT FOUND]`. No specific debate or town hall record located this session for the November 3, 2026 runoff against Daniel Zapata.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches

Social Media Presence & Consistency

Active Facebook presence ("Commissioner Christina Romelus") and LinkedIn profile, with consistent public-service messaging. No controversial or inconsistent posts identified.

Sources:

facebook.com/RomelusBB — 2026-08-24
linkedin.com/in/romelusc — 2026-08-24

No adverse findings; notable positive: sustained personal missionary-service history documented independently of her political career.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — pending CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF extraction.

Campaign Transparency 18 / 25

Top Donors / Donor Composition

``` DONOR COMPOSITION (through mid-April 2026): Total raised: ~$41,000 Q1 2026: ~$21,000 through 87 donations, average donation $239 Notable: $500 from Affectionately Building Communities Political Committee ``` A predominantly individual-donor, small-check-driven profile (average donation just above this metric's $200 small-donor threshold), with minimal PAC involvement.

Sources:

Florida Politics — "Christina Romelus adds endorsements, crosses $40K raised in Palm Beach School Board bid" — 2026-08-26

PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures

`[PAC NOTED — Affectionately Building Communities Political Committee — $500 — Fully disclosed — Florida Politics]`. No LLC, dark-money, or foreign-adjacent funding identified.

Sources:

Florida Politics — as above — 2026-08-26

Advertising Spend

`[Specific ad-spend line items NOT independently itemized — searched: Palm Beach County campaign finance records — 2026-08-26]`. Her ~$41K budget (net ~$34K after processing/event fees) is modest and proportionate to a School Board race.

Sources:

Florida Politics — as above — 2026-08-26

Grassroots Engagement

`[No documented door-knocking, phone-banking, or in-person voter-contact ground game located — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Christina Romelus" School Board campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Donations to Political Figures

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Palm Beach County campaign finance records, nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

No adverse findings; a predominantly small-dollar donor profile.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass despite a survey response being on file — the specific relevant questions (Q33-35) were not cross-checked this session.

Issue-Based Positions 25 / 40

2A Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside School Board jurisdiction — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Pro-Life / Pro-Family Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside School Board jurisdiction — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Fiscal Conservatism Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: AFP, Club for Growth, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Parental Rights Score

States that "schools should be focused on academics, not agendas," in the context of a literacy-focused platform — language consistent with a parental-rights-adjacent, non-ideological-curriculum position, though not an explicit legislative/policy commitment.

Sources:

WLRN — "2026 Election: Four vie for seat on Palm Beach County School Board" — 2026-08-26

Election Integrity Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside School Board jurisdiction — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Housing / Insurance Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside School Board jurisdiction — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Education / School Choice Position

Platform centers on school safety, literacy instruction, and equitable resources within the traditional public-school system; no explicit ESA/voucher/charter-school position (for or against) was located this session.

Sources:

WLRN — as above — 2026-08-26

Environment / Everglades Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside School Board jurisdiction — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Six of eight metrics fall outside School Board jurisdiction and were scored neutral per protocol; "academics not agendas" framing is the only distinctive stated position located this session.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

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