Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Palm Beach County (suspended from office by executive order of the governor on Aug. 18, 2026)

Mike Caruso is a certified public accountant from Delray Beach and a former Republican member of the Florida House, representing District 89 and later District 87³. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in 2025 after Joe Abruzzo became county administrator³. On Aug. 18, 2026 the governor issued Executive Order 26-170, which states: "Michael Allen Caruso is hereby suspended from the public office that he now holds, to wit: Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Palm Beach County, Florida." The order took effect immediately and runs until a further executive order is issued, or as otherwise provided by law². An executive suspension is not a court ruling. He remains listed as a qualified candidate for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹.

• Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, appointed 2025; suspended from office by Executive Order 26-170 of Aug. 18, 2026²³
• Florida House of Representatives, District 89 and then District 87, until his 2025 appointment³
• Certified public accountant³
• Appointed by Gov. DeSantis in 2025 to fill the clerk's office after the previous clerk, Joe Abruzzo, became county administrator³. He is listed as a qualified candidate on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹. The governor suspended him from office by Executive Order 26-170 on Aug. 18, 2026².