Municipal Elections

Lekia Johnson is a proud lifelong member of the Haines City community and a dedicated servant leader with more than 25 years of experience serving others. She is a mother of three amazing children—two daughters who are college graduates and a son who is currently a junior in high school. Lekia has been married for 21 years to her husband, Ersley Johnson III, and family remains at the heart of everything she does.

A proud Hornet, Lekia is a graduate of Haines City High School and Polk State College. Her commitment to community service began in local churches, where she developed a deep passion for helping others and advocating for fairness, opportunity, and inclusion. That passion has continued to grow into a lifelong commitment to equity, quality of life, education, and arts advocacy for children and families.

Lekia believes in people-first leadership and in building a community where every resident has the opportunity to thrive. She is honored to serve the residents of Haines City and remains committed to listening, leading with integrity, and working collaboratively to move the city forward for generations to come.

Horace West - Horace was born in Haines City and has been a life- long resident of Haines City

Horace is a graduate of Haines city High School and a graduate of Bethune-Cookman. with a degree in Business.

Horace served on the Haines City Commission for 22 years. Helping to develop the city from a small agricultural town to the verge of becoming a small metropolitan city.

In addition to having a strong background in business, I have a strong commitment to the business community. I endorse hiring a Main Street Director, Bringing in Retail Strategies to assist community businesses by helping implementing programs that will help achieve success.

higher education.

I will work on developing a strategy to deal with traffic issues that disrupt the lives of our citizens.

I will also continue to support our schools by remaining a donor and an advocate for higher education.

I was the founder of the Haines City Easter Egg Hunt, Haines City's Youth Football program, helped develop and make Lake Eve Park a reality.

I helped moved City Hall and the Library to Downtown to Jump start the Downtown revitalization efforts. I lead the effort to acquire the land and develop Ben Gram Park. I was a Co-Founder of the Northeast Revitalization Group. There are many other projects that I been a part of to help Haines City be a better place to live, work and play.

Haines City needs the experience that I can bring in a time when we are transitioning from a small community that now face major growing pains.

I will be ready on day one to start helping to make the lives of all Haines City residents better.

There is no substitute for experience.