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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 former Democrat , Johnson has been a member of the Republican Party since September 2023. [ 2 ]
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.
Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.
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). [22] The Federal Bureau of Prisons has its South Central Regional Office in Dallas. [23]
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced this week that he is switching political parties to become a Republican, making it the largest US city with a GOP leader.. Mr Johnson, who served in the Texas ...
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson discusses why he left the Democratic Party and how the Republican Party can build on its success with minority voters during a second Trump term.
Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. One other candidate qualified, declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson, whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J. Hay for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any ...
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and Interim City Manager Kimberly Tolbert said they are going to focus on finding a new police chief to achieve the goal of making Dallas a safer city.