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.

What an absolute betrayal. I’m tired of these people that slink in and switch parties, completely ignoring the will of the people that put him here.

  • partial_accumenEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    “Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican.”

    I’m thinking some Dallas residence may read that statement as “leaving only in 2027? Not fast enough” and start recall efforts.

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, said he’s switched parties to become a Republican.

    “Today I am changing my party affiliation,” Johnson wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Wall Street Journal.

    Johnson served in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat before he was elected mayor in 2019.

    Texas Republicans were quick to embrace Johnson as one of their own.

    Greg Abbott said in a tweet, sharing the announcement.

    “He’s pro law enforcement & won’t tolerate leftist agendas.”

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