Overview

• After hours of public comment, the council voted 4-1 to censure Chandler Langevin and to request his suspension or removal by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
• Langevin refused to resign or apologize and wrote on X that he would not be removed, later telling residents to expect him to serve out his term.
• Hundreds, including many Indian American residents, filled City Hall to denounce the posts, while a smaller group defended his speech as political expression.
• Examples of the posts cited by critics included statements such as "Deport every Indian immediately" and claims that "Indians are destroying the South."
• Langevin was removed from a board role at Odyssey Charter School, and council leaders asked state Sen. Debbie Mayfield to file a Florida Commission on Ethics complaint, while DeSantis has not indicated if he will act.