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Eric Lynn Johnson [1] (born October 10, 1975) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 60th mayor of Dallas, Texas, since June 2019.A Republican since September 2023, [2] Johnson previously served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented the 100th District in the cities of Dallas and Mesquite.
Laura Miller (born November 18, 1958) is an American journalist and politician who served as the 57th mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2002 through 2007. She decided not to run for re-election in 2007. She was the third woman to serve as mayor of Dallas.
The current mayor is Eric Johnson, who has served one term since 2019 and is the 60th mayor to serve in the position. Dallas operates under a city charter that designates the mayor as the official head of city government and a council-manager system where a city council-appointed city manager serves as the chief operating officer of the city.
As mayor, Bartlett led an effort to reduce violent crime and adopted a $5 billion capital improvements plan. He worked to improve an economic revitalization, a downtown renaissance, and 30,000 new residential units in or adjacent to downtown Dallas. [citation needed] Bartlett served as the city's executive until 1995.
The names of most current and former elected federal and state officials and judges in the United States are styled "The Honorable" in writing, (e.g., "The Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor of the City of Dallas"). Many are addressed by their title in conversation as "Mister" or "Madam" ("Mr. President", "Madam Mayor") or simply by their name with ...
Laura Miller (politician), mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2002 to 2007; Laura Miller (anthropologist) (born 1953), American anthropologist who specialises in linguistic anthropology and Japan studies; Laura Miller , a character in the TV series Matlock; Laura Miller (journalist) (born 1980), broadcast journalist in Scotland
Dallas also is the seat of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. The United States Post Office operates several post offices in Dallas. The main Dallas Post Office is at 401 Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (Interstate 30, also known as the Tom Landry Freeway). [20] The Federal Bureau of Prisons has its South Central Regional Office in Dallas. [21]
Evans was elected mayor of Dallas in April 1981, collecting 72% of the vote while running against seven other candidates. In a city often suffering from racial and class divisions, Evans strove to be an inclusive mayor. He received criticism for being the first mayor to address a gay and lesbian organization, the Dallas Gay Alliance.