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Palm Bay council votes to ask governor to suspend councilman after remarks about Indian Americans
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Palm Bay City Council voted 4–1 to ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend Councilman Chandler Langevin and asked the city attorney to prepare an ethics complaint to be filed with state authorities following social-media posts and other conduct that residents said targeted Indian American residents.
The Palm Bay City Council voted 4–1 Tuesday to ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend Councilman Chandler Langevin and directed the city attorney to prepare a formal ethics complaint after a wave of public comment and council debate over Langevin’s social-media remarks about Indian Americans.
Councilman Kevin Johnson made the motion to send a suspension request to the governor under Florida Statutes, and Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe seconded it. The motion passed 4–1, with Langevin voting no. After the vote the council also asked the city attorney to draft an ethics complaint to be filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics via State Senator Debbie Mayfield.
The action followed roughly three hours of public comment in which dozens of residents — including local business owners, doctors and veterans — said Langevin’s posts and statements had created fear, damaged the city’s reputation and jeopardized public safety and economic development. Speakers described Indian American residents as long-standing business and civic contributors and urged…
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