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Dallas City Council
City council; lawmaking body of Dallas, Texas, US
City council; lawmaking body of Dallas, Texas, US
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | City Council of the City of Dallas | |
| coa_pic | Seal of Dallas.svg | |
| house_type | Full-time Council-Manager | |
| houses | Unicameral | |
| foundation | ||
| disbanded | ||
| leader1_type | Mayor | |
| leader1 | Eric Johnson | |
| election1 | 2019 | |
| leader2_type | Mayor pro tempore | |
| leader2 | Jesse Moreno | |
| election2 | 2025 | |
| leader3_type | Deputy Mayor pro tempore | |
| leader3 | Gay Donnell Willis | |
| election3 | 2025 | |
| seats | 14 | |
| structure1 | Dallas City Council 2024 party-structure.svg | |
| structure1_res | 215 | |
| committees1 | {{Collapsible list | |
| framestyle | border:none; padding:0; | |
| title | List | |
| 1 | {{plainlist | 1= |
| term_length | 2 years, renewable thrice | |
| voting_system1 | Majoritarian by District | |
| redistricting | Decennial | |
| meeting_place | [[File:Dallas City Hall, Dallas, Texas LCCN2015630778.tif | 200px]] |
| website | ||
| constitution | City Codes |
- Economic Development
- Housing & Homelessness
- Government Performance and Financial Management
- Quality of Life
- Arts and Culture
- Public Safety and Criminal Justice
- Transportation & Infrastructure
- Environment & Sustainability
- Workforce
- Ad Hoc Legislative
- Ad Hoc Judicial Nominations}}}} City Council Rules
The Dallas City Council serves as the legislative body in the City of Dallas. It consists of 14 members. City council members are chosen by majority elections in each of fourteen districts. The city operates under a council-manager system of local governance.
Current membership
The current members of the city council are:
| District | Name | Took office | Committee Chairship | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad West | url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_(2019) | title = City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)}} | Nonpartisan | |
| 2 | Jesse Moreno† | 2021 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 3 | Zarin Gracey | 2023 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 4 | Maxie Johnson | 2025 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 5 | Jaime Resendez | 2019 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 6 | Laura Cadena | 2025 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 7 | Adam Bazaldua | 2019 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 8 | Lorie Blair | 2025 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 9 | Paula Blackmon | 2019 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 10 | Kathy Stewart | 2023 | Parks, Trails and the Environment | Nonpartisan | |
| 11 | Bill Roth | 2025 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 12 | Cara Mendelsohn | 2019 | Government Performance and Financial Management | Nonpartisan | |
| 13 | Gay Donnell Willis‡ | 2021 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 14 | Paul E. Ridley | 2021 | Nonpartisan |
† Mayor pro tem
‡ Deputy Mayor pro tem
References
References
- "[https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx City Council]." ''[https://dallascityhall.com/Pages/default.aspx/ City of Dallas (official website)].'' Retrieved on February 14, 2019.
- "City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)".
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