Jermaine Williams
Jermaine Williams
Pensacola Mayoral Election
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AUG 19, 2026
General Election
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Overview
Current roleBehavioral health professional
Political ideologyProgressive Independent
LocationFlorida
BackgroundBehavioral health professional
EducationPensacola State College (2001–2003)
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Notable personal detailsJermaine J. Williams is a Pensacola, Florida behavioral health professional and filmmaker who is running for Mayor of Pensacola in 2026. He has worked in recovery and crisis response, including as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist and as a crisis specialist connected to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. His campaign platform emphasizes transparent city governance, growth without displacement, and a public-health-centered approach to homelessness and addiction.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes reviewing and monitoring city spending, leveraging state, federal, and private grants to reduce the burden on taxpayers, and measuring program effectiveness; the campaign platform does not state explicit positions on raising or cutting local taxes or major tax-policy changes.
Healthcare
Supports a public-health-centered approach to homelessness and expanded access to mental-health and addiction treatment, prioritizing prevention, treatment, and coordinated crisis response over punitive measures. Emphasizes leveraging city, state, and federal resources to expand services and treat mental health and addiction as crises requiring compassionate, long-term solutions.
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Public Safety & Guns
Prioritizes a public-health–centered approach to public safety that emphasizes expanded mental-health and addiction treatment, coordinated crisis response, and addressing homelessness with services rather than criminalization. Emphasizes prevention and community-based supports to protect public safety while rebuilding trust in neighborhoods.
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