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On Friday, Dallas, TX mayor Eric Johnson announced he was switching parties becoming a Republican and leaving the Democratic Party. He was just elected this year to a second term as Dallas Mayor having served since 2019. He used to be a Democrat member of the Texas legislature.
From Texas Tribune:
Over the course of his mayoral tenure, Johnson has enthusiastically backed anti-crime initiatives and developed a strong bond with Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia. He won reelection without opposition in May after sewing up the city’s business donor class, who often lean Republican, as well as the Dallas Police Association, the city’s police union.
“Mayors and other local elected officials have failed to make public safety a priority or to exercise fiscal restraint,” Johnson wrote in the op-ed. “Most of these local leaders are proud Democrats who view cities as laboratories for liberalism rather than as havens for opportunity and free enterprise.”
Mayor [Not Brandon] Johnson announced this in an WSJ OP-ED which will be posted here.
I suppose this does get my attention, however, Mayor [Not Brandon] Johnson is a mayor of a large Texas city which is a Democrat stronghold there are others in Texas of course such as Austin or Houston. He seems to anticipate that he may not run again for Mayor in 2027. And perhaps in that article there is speculation that he may seek a statewide office in Texas in the future.
You have to be a Democrat in a city like Dallas, however, you want to win statewide in Texas - perhaps for Governor or US Senate - your best bet is with an R by your name.
Johnson is young enough time will tell for him!
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