Jenna Haligas and Josh Street recall, Panama City, Florida (2024-2025)
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall City Commissioners Jenna Haligas and Josh Street did not go to a vote in Panama City, Florida.[1]
Haligas did not run for re-election in the regular election held on April 22, 2025. Street was re-elected by a margin of 842 to 366 votes according to unofficial results.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall organizers gave malfeasance and misfeasance as the grounds for the effort to recall the commissioners.[1]
Panama City resident and recall committee member Brenda Lewis-Williams has alleged the commissioners, "blatantly disregard the safety and livability for citizens in Panama City, Florida. Several of the basic needs of the citizens that are not being met are clean bathing and drinking water, functioning fire hydrants and competent infrastructure."[3]
Panama City residents Jimmy Ciesieski and Brevrhette Williams were also members of the recall committee.[3]
Recall opponents
Haligas and Street both submitted written statements regarding the recall to WMBB News 13.[1]
In Haligas' statement, she wrote, “Our commission is deeply committed to enhancing the city and addressing its diverse needs, despite the challenge of satisfying everyone. Significant progress has been made in establishing neighborhood standards that reflect the community’s preferences for both the present and future. With nearly $300 million in infrastructure projects underway or under design, including key upgrades to water, sewer, and citywide lift stations, we are proactively tackling critical needs. As a commissioner, it is my privilege to serve and continue fostering this important progress.”[1]
In Street's statement, he wrote, “It is a great privilege to serve and represent the citizens of Panama City. Although there is still much more to go, we have made a tremendous amount of progress together. Every project, no matter how positive, may have some level of opposition. I’m proud we are in the midst of the largest City infrastructure investment in our modern times. I’m honored to serve with a Commission focused on completing projects without mortgaging future tax paying citizens. I believe we have before us a significant opportunity to create a better future for your family and mine. I am humbled to serve you all. God bless.”[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Florida
Florida allows the following grounds for recall: malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, and conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.[4]
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
- Panama City, Florida
- Recall campaigns in Florida
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 WMBB News 13, "Panama City residents petitioning recalls of Commissioners Josh Street and Jenna Haligas," January 22, 2024
- ↑ Panama City News Herald, "Who won? Which races are headed to runoffs? Municipal election results in Bay County," April 22, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Panama City News Herald, "Three residents working to recall Panama City Commissioners Jenna Haligas and Josh Street," January 26, 2024
- ↑ The 2023 Florida Statutes, "100.361 Municipal recall." accessed October 16, 2023
