Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson was elected the 60th Mayor of Dallas, Texas in June 2019. Mayor Johnson served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented the City of Dallas, from April 2010 to June 2019. During his tenure in the Texas Legislature, Mayor Johnson served on twenty prominent legislative committees, including Appropriations, Ways and Means, Higher Education, and Natural Resources. In addition to his service as Mayor of Dallas, Mayor Johnson is a partner with the international law firm of Locke Lord LLP.

Mayor Johnson attended Harvard College, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in History. He also holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a master's degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International

Affairs at Princeton University. Mayor Johnson is also an alumnus of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mayor Johnson lives in Dallas with his wife, Nikki, their two sons, William and George, and their dog, Penny.