High school teacher

Daniel Zapata, 25, of Lake Worth Beach teaches Spanish, government and economics at Atlantic Christian Academy, a private school in West Palm Beach, and was formerly assistant administrator and assistant athletic director there²³. He is a second-generation Cuban American raised in Palm Beach County³. He received 26.6 percent in the August primary and faces Christina Romelus in the November runoff for the open District 4 seat².

• High school teacher, Atlantic Christian Academy (private school), teaching Spanish, government and economics³
• Former assistant administrator and assistant athletic director at the school²
• Not currently on the board. District 4 is open because incumbent Erica Whitfield is running for county commission²³. He advanced from the Aug. 18, 2026 primary with 26.6 percent and is on the Nov. 3 ballot¹². The county's all-contests sample ballot prints this race¹; Palm Beach County elects school board members by single-member district.