Katherine Waldron

PBC Commission — District 6

D Nominee

★★★★☆

117 / 165 points

Integrity & Legal Record

Professional & Business Transparency

Policy & Platform Consistency

Community Engagement & Character

Campaign Transparency

Issue-Based Positions

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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 "Waldron, Katherine" returned zero case records of any kind. As a former two-term Florida State Representative (HD-93, 2022–2024) and two-term Port of Palm Beach Commissioner (2017–2022), she has an extensive public record with no reported criminal matters. A federal appellate case involving a "Thomas S. Waldron" (bank fraud, 1990s) surfaced in nationwide search but is a different, unrelated individual.

Sources:

PBC Clerk of Courts eCaseView — exact name search, Last: Waldron, First: Katherine, Court Type: ALL — 2026-07-20 — 0 results
Nationwide Google/news search: "Katherine Waldron" arrested OR convicted OR lawsuit OR ethics OR indicted — 2026-07-20 — no matches to this candidate (Thomas S. Waldron case ruled out as unrelated)

Civil Court History

No civil case records found under "Waldron, Katherine" (same zero-result eCaseView search covered all case types).

Sources:

PBC Clerk of Courts eCaseView — 2026-07-20 — 0 results

Ethics Violations

No ethics complaints found via news search or the PBC Commission on Ethics complaint archive, including in connection with her prior service as a state representative or Port of Palm Beach Commissioner (both terms).

Sources:

Google/news search: "Katherine Waldron" ethics complaint — 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 any of her prior campaigns (Port of Palm Beach, State House) or the current County Commission run.

Sources:

Transparency USA — https://www.transparencyusa.org/fl/candidate/katherine-waldron — 2026-07-20
Florida Elections Commission — https://www.fec.state.fl.us/FECWebFi.nsf/pages/Violations — 2026-07-20 (no name-search capability from landing page)

Residency Confirmed

A PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) owner-name search confirmed an exact match ("WALDRON KATHERINE &"), consistent with her long-standing residency in Palm Beach County reflected in her service as a state representative for HD-93 and Port of Palm Beach Commissioner. A recurring browser rendering issue (affecting this same lookup step for the last three candidates researched) prevented retrieving the full parcel/address detail to confirm the specific address falls within District 6.

Sources:

Florida Politics — https://floridapolitics.com/archives/796518-a-turning-point-katherine-waldron-enters-race-for-palm-beach-county-commission/ — 2026-07-20
PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) Advanced Search — https://pbcpao.gov/AdvSearch/AdvanceSearch — owner "Waldron Katherine" — 2026-07-20 — exact match found, full detail not retrieved (browser rendering issue)

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — PAPA match confirmed to exist, but full parcel/address detail could not be pulled due to a recurring browser tooling issue (third consecutive candidate affected). Recommend manual PAPA lookup, and flagging the tooling issue itself for review since it's now a repeated pattern rather than a one-off.

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: Same PAPA browser-rendering issue as Baxter and Accomando's files — now a recurring pattern across three consecutive candidates, not a one-off. The exact owner-name match is confirmed via autocomplete each time, but the results page fails to load/render after clicking Search. Recommend investigating this as a session-level tooling issue (possibly needs a session/browser restart) rather than continuing to treat each instance as an isolated gap.
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 19 / 25

Business Ownership

Waldron's occupation is documented as "Business Owner" across multiple prior campaign filings; she has founded multiple companies over her career. Her most recent venture is Northway Coastal Industries Inc., a West Palm Beach-based company managing three aquaculture leases in Oyster Bay (growing 1 million+ oysters, processed/sold via the Panacea Oyster Co-op). She is also listed on LinkedIn as CEO of KW LLC. `[The specific relationship between KW LLC and Northway Coastal Industries, and the identity of her earlier "multiple companies," were NOT independently disambiguated — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Katherine Waldron" business company founded — 2026-08-21]`. `[Sunbiz primary-source confirmation NOT COMPLETED — search.sunbiz.org unresponsive this session]`.

Sources:

LinkedIn — "Katherine Waldron - CEO at KW LLC" — 2026-08-21
Wikipedia — "Katherine Waldron" — Northway Coastal Industries description — 2026-08-21

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Sunbiz confirmation not completed; recommend a manual recheck of both Northway Coastal Industries and KW LLC's corporate registrations, and clarification of her full business history ("founded multiple companies").

Financial Conflicts of Interest

Northway Coastal Industries holds three Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) aquaculture submerged-land leases — a state government leasing program (10-year renewable terms). This is a genuine government-lease relationship, though FDACS aquaculture leases are a standard, openly-available program for qualified applicants generally, not a discretionary/no-bid arrangement, and no evidence was found that her tenure as a former State Representative or Port of Palm Beach Commissioner (a different governmental body from FDACS) had any bearing on the lease award. `[NOT FOUND — no evidence of impropriety, preferential treatment, or a specific nexus between her elected roles and the FDACS lease award — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Northway Coastal Industries" Waldron controversy OR investigation — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:

FDACS — Aquaculture Submerged Land Leasing program description (fdacs.gov) — 2026-08-21
Wikipedia — "Katherine Waldron" — 2026-08-21

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — A documented business-to-state-government leasing relationship exists (FDACS aquaculture leases); no impropriety found, but flagged for transparency given her extensive history of elected office.

Bankruptcy History

`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal or business bankruptcy filings located under this candidate's identity. A 1975 Louisiana appellate probate/succession case (Succession of Waldron) naming a "Katherine Waldron" was reviewed and ruled out as unrelated (wrong era, wrong state, wrong case type).

Sources:

CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Katherine Waldron" — 2026-08-21 — 2 results, both reviewed; the 1975 Louisiana case is unrelated

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

Board Memberships

Waldron has an extensive board history: Palm Beach County Business Development Board (2018–2022); Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency Board (2018–2019, 2020–2022); and co-founder of Palm Beach County Cares (2017–present), a nonprofit. No adverse findings connected to any of these; the Business Development Board and TPA roles are government-appointed civic positions consistent with her prior Port Commission/State House service.

Sources:

ZoomInfo — biographical/career summary — 2026-08-21

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: Northway Coastal Industries holds three FDACS aquaculture submerged-land leases — a documented state-government leasing relationship. No impropriety found; flagged for transparency given the candidate's extensive elected-office history.
⚠️ TOOLING BLOCK: Sunbiz unresponsive this session (2 attempts); recommend a manual recheck of Northway Coastal Industries and KW LLC, plus her broader "founded multiple companies" history.
Investigated and ruled out: a 1975 Louisiana succession/probate case naming a "Katherine Waldron" — unrelated individual/era.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — pending CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF extraction.

Policy & Platform Consistency 20 / 20

Voting Record

Waldron is a non-incumbent for this specific office (County Commission), but brings a substantive record from two prior elected offices: FL State Rep HD-93 (2022–2024), where she reportedly passed the most bills of any freshman House Democrat since the 2022 election while bringing home millions in appropriations; and two terms as Port of Palm Beach Commissioner (2017–2022). Her second-term legislative priorities included reversing legislation blocking one-way attorney fees in homeowner insurance cases, establishing a Florida insurance bill of rights, creating an insurance fraud task force, and increasing teacher pay/classroom funding. Her current County Commission platform centers on affordability, infrastructure, public safety, and responsible growth.

Sources:

Florida Politics — "Katherine Waldron set for HD 93 showdown with challenger Anne Gerwig" — 2026-08-21
Ballotpedia — "Katherine Waldron" — 2026-08-21

Position Consistency

`[No documented position shifts were identified across her tenure — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21]`. Her current platform (affordability, infrastructure, public safety) is consistent with her legislative focus (insurance reform, teacher pay/education funding) and prior Port Commission service.

Sources:

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

Flip-Flops

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Katherine Waldron" 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: A broad, well-documented coalition — U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman, PBC Tax Collector Anne Gannon, Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Sylvia Sharps, Haverhill Vice Mayor Lawrence Gordon, Port of Palm Beach Commissioner Blair Ciklin, former state Rep. Emily Slosberg, former Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis, state Rep. Angie Nixon, the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, and Florida Jewish Democrats. `[Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:

Florida Politics — "Katherine Waldron lands endorsements from Lois Frankel, Lori Berman in Palm Beach County Commission bid" — 2026-08-21
Florida Politics — "More endorsements roll in for Katherine Waldron in Palm Beach County Commission bid" — 2026-08-21

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

Community Engagement & Character 14 / 25

Community Involvement

⚠️ CROSS-REFERENCE: as documented in Category 2, Waldron has an extensive board history including the PBC Business Development Board (2018–2022), PBC Transportation Planning Agency Board (2018–2019, 2020–2022), and co-founding Palm Beach County Cares (2017–present), a nonprofit — a genuine, sustained civic-involvement record independent of her elected offices.

Sources:

Cross-referenced from Category 2 (ZoomInfo biographical summary) — 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)

`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal faith-community affiliation identified; a search hit for an Instagram account "faith.waldron" was investigated and confirmed to be an unrelated individual, not this candidate. Per methodology, absence is not scored negatively.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no personal connection found; unrelated "faith.waldron" Instagram account ruled out

Debates / Town Halls

`[NOT FOUND]`. No specific debate or town hall record located this session for her current County Commission run. (Distinct from her prior 2024 FL House HD-93 race against Anne Gerwig, which is outside this campaign's scope.)

Sources:

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

Social Media Presence & Consistency

Maintains active campaign social media, including a dedicated Instagram account for this race (@kwaldron4pbc) and a Facebook page from her prior State Representative tenure, with consistent public-service messaging.

Sources:

instagram.com/kwaldron4pbc — 2026-08-24
facebook.com — "State Representative Katherine Waldron" — 2026-08-24

No adverse findings; Community Involvement score reflects the well-documented civic board record already established in Category 2, including co-founding a nonprofit.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — pending CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF extraction.

Campaign Transparency 17 / 25

Top Donors / Donor Composition

Waldron raised $31,330 per Supervisor of Elections filings — a modest sum relative to incumbent Sara Baxter's ~$375,000 combined total (see Baxter_Sara.md). `[Detailed donor-composition breakdown NOT FOUND this session — searched: Palm Beach County campaign finance records — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Ballotpedia — Katherine Waldron (Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners District 6, Florida, candidate 2026) — 2026-08-26

PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures

`[NOT FOUND — no PAC contributions identified — searched: Palm Beach County campaign finance records — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Palm Beach County VoterFocus campaign finance database — 2026-08-26

Advertising Spend

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Palm Beach County campaign finance records — 2026-08-26]`. Her modest overall budget suggests proportionately modest spending.

Sources:

Palm Beach County VoterFocus campaign finance database — 2026-08-26

Grassroots Engagement

`[No documented door-knocking, phone-banking, or in-person voter-contact ground game located — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Katherine Waldron" District 6 campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`. She has assembled a broad institutional-endorsement coalition (Category 3: Lois Frankel, Lori Berman, and others), reflecting organizational support distinct from a documented door-to-door ground game.

Sources:

Cross-referenced from Category 3 — 2026-08-26

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

Notable contrast: this candidate's modest, clean fundraising profile stands in sharp contrast to opponent Sara Baxter's PRIORITY LLC-structured PAC funding, documented in Baxter_Sara.md.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Issue-Based Positions 23 / 40

2A Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside county-commission 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 county-commission 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 broad tax/spending position located; platform emphasizes affordability and expanding services rather than fiscal-conservatism metrics specifically — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: AFP, Club for Growth, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Florida Politics — "'A turning point': Katherine Waldron enters race" — 2026-08-26

Parental Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside county-commission 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

Election Integrity Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside county-commission 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

Priorities include "expanding affordable housing" and "reducing homeowners' insurance costs," without a specific policy mechanism (deregulation vs. subsidy/expansion) identified this session.

Sources:

Florida Politics — as above — 2026-08-26

Education / School Choice Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — outside county-commission jurisdiction (schools are governed by the separate School Board) — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

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

Environment / Everglades Position

Priorities include "environmental protection and water quality" and a proposed moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers in the county — a regulatory restriction on a specific category of development, framed as environmental/growth-management protection.

Sources:

Florida Politics — as above — 2026-08-26

Five of eight metrics fall outside county-commission jurisdiction and were scored neutral per protocol; the proposed hyperscale-data-center moratorium is the most notable stated position, scored per the rubric's property-rights-respecting framework.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

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