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Joseph Lowry recall, La Marque, Texas (2025)
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Two efforts to recall District C City Councilman Joseph Lowry did not go to a vote in La Marque, Texas. Recall organizers needed to collect 191 valid signatures to trigger a recall election. Of the 268 signatures submitted, 183 were verified in the initial effort. The second effort was ruled invalid due to incomplete address information.[1][2][3][4]
Recall supporters
District C resident Hayley Winkelmann filed a letter of intent to recall Lowry on May 30, 2025.[1] According to the Recall Joseph Lowry Facebook page:[5]
| “ | The petition is due to him leaving meetings early, not getting citizen concerns on the record (last 5 minutes of meetings), he has been censured (coached) 3 times and has not changed his behavior (including for calling the citizens of La Marque derogatory names), and he has harassed, retaliated, and slandered me since I announced this petition. 50+ comments, 20+ tags, and multiple defamatory posts across at least two social media platforms after I told him no contact was welcome. Not one response from me, ever.[6] | ” |
Winkelmann refiled after the initial recall effort did not collect enough signatures to trigger a recall election. The reasons for the second recall effort were given as:[3]
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Recall opponents
Lowry has said that the reasons given for the recall effort are "misleading, politically motivated, and, in some cases, blatantly false."[7]
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.[8]
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
- La Marque, Texas
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Daily News, "Recall drive against La Marque councilman garners enough signatures, awaits verification," July 3, 2025
- ↑ The Daily News, "Recall effort against La Marque councilman fails at verification stage," July 15, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facebook, "Recall Joseph Lowry," July 15, 2025
- ↑ The Daily News, "Second recall petition against La Marque councilman invalid after incomplete information," August 21, 2025
- ↑ Facebook, "Recall Joseph Lowry," June 17, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Daily News, "La Marque resident attempts to recall controversial councilman," June 30, 2025
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Unusual ballot features Fredericksburg councilman as recall target and mayoral contender," May 3, 2012
