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Ben Long and Carolyn David-Graves recall, Princeton, Texas (2025)
| Ben Long and Carolyn David-Graves recall |
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| Officeholders |
Carolyn David-Graves |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Place 6 City Council member Ben Long and Place 7 City Council member Carolyn David-Graves is underway in Princeton, Texas.[1]
Recall supporters
According to the Princeton Herald, recall organizer and Princeton City Council member Terrance Johnson cited "loss of public confidence, broken trust between the council member and voter, [and] a sense that the official no longer represents the will of the community" as reasons for the recall effort.[1]
Recall opponents
At an October 14, 2025 Princeton City Council meeting, Long said, "My response to this recall is I intend to keep doing what I’ve been doing." Long also said, "I was elected to be a moral and ethical vote on council that represents conservative values here in Princeton. I’m going to continue to build Princeton in a positive manner to launch us into the long-term future so we can be successful, and I’m going to do that through building and uplifting and not wanting to tear things down."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[2]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Princeton, Texas
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
[[Category:Recall, Texas]
