The former Democratic state lawmaker announced he was switching party affiliations last year — prompting the recall by community activist Davante Peters.
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson speaks with Chad Hasty about his second-term agenda and partisanship at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 22, 2023., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
In a letter to City Council members, Dallas City Secretary Bilierae Johnson said Peters failed to submit the petition by the Tuesday deadline, which rendered the effort unsuccessful. Johnson has served as Dallas’ mayor — a nonpartisan position — since 2019. When he announced in September that he was, it didn’t surprise Dallas political observers who said he had been leaning toward the GOP. But some of his former Democratic allies and voters felt spurned by Johnson’s about-face.
Johnson previously served in the Texas House from 2010 to 2019 as a Democratic representative for Dallas.for a second term as Dallas’ mayor. Dallas is the state’s third most populous city.
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