Terolyn P. Watson
FL · Fort Myers City Council, Ward 3
Terolyn Watson is the Ward 3 member of the Fort Myers City Council, first elected in 2015, and worked for the Lee County School District for 26 years. She is assistant secretary of the National Black Caucus of Elected Officials.
Where Terolyn P. Watson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Cast the only vote against a 4% market raise plus a 3% merit raise for city exempt employees, paid back to October 2025. The raises passed 6-1.
April 6, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to have an outside, independent firm or agency look into a police Internal Affairs finding. The Citizens Police Review Board had asked for this. The motion passed, with two council members opposed.
November 15, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Cast the only vote against the city's tentative budget of about $874 million for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The budget passed 5-1.
September 9, 2026
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against ending an affordable-housing owner-builder agreement for a vacant Ward 3 lot, which returned the lot to the city. The measure passed 6-1.
September 8, 2026
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Voted with the full council to approve the police ICE 287(g) agreement at an emergency meeting, reversing the earlier failed vote. She said her first no vote came from a lack of information from the city attorney.
March 21, 2025
Source: wgcu.org
Voted no on letting Fort Myers police join the federal ICE 287(g) program, which trains officers to do immigration enforcement. The vote tied 3-3, so it failed. The state attorney general then said he would investigate the council.
March 17, 2025
Source: wgcu.org
Voted against seeking bids to turn the City of Palms Stadium and nearby city land into one sports and entertainment venue. The motion passed 5-2.
October 2, 2023
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Won re-election to Fort Myers City Council Ward 3 on November 8, 2022. She got 1,206 votes (55.99%) to Chantel Rhodes's 948 votes (44.01%), per official county results.
November 8, 2022
Source: lee.vote
Voted against seeking proposals to sell and develop the former News-Press office site in Ward 4. The motion passed 4-3.
May 2, 2022
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Voted against setting the city's tentative property tax rate at 7.5875 mills, a motion that failed 5-2. She then voted against a 7.75 mill rate, which passed 4-3.
September 15, 2021
Source: cityftmyers.granicus.com
Past race Terolyn P. Watson ran in:
- Fort Myers City Council Ward 3 · November 3, 2026 · Fort Myers city, Florida · incumbent