Cara Mendelsohn

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Cara Mendelsohn

Nonpartisan

Dallas City Council District 12

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

Predecessor

Sandy Greyson

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

May 3, 2025

Contact

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Cara Mendelsohn is a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 12. She assumed office on June 17, 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.

Mendelsohn ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 12 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 3, 2025.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2025
* 1.1.1 Endorsements
* 1.2 2023
* 1.3 2021
* 1.4 2019
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2025
* 2.2 2023
* 2.3 2021
* 2.4 2019
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2025[edit]

See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)

#### General election

##### General election for Dallas City Council District 12

Incumbent Cara Mendelsohn defeated Marc Rossouw and Jose Cavazos in the general election for Dallas City Council District 12 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate

Votes

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| Cara Mendelsohn (Nonpartisan) |

63.8

| 3,729

| Marc Rossouw (Nonpartisan) |

30.4

| 1,775

| Jose Cavazos (Nonpartisan) |

5.8

| 341

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4

| Total votes: 5,845

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#### Endorsements[edit]

Mendelsohn received the following endorsements.

* Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance PAC

### 2023[edit]

See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)

#### General election

##### General election for Dallas City Council District 12

Incumbent Cara Mendelsohn won election in the general election for Dallas City Council District 12 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate

Votes

|
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| Cara Mendelsohn (Nonpartisan) |

100.0

| 2,979

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4

| Total votes: 2,979

|
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### 2021[edit]

See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)

#### General election

##### General election for Dallas City Council District 12

Incumbent Cara Mendelsohn defeated Elva Curl in the general election for Dallas City Council District 12 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Cara Mendelsohn (Nonpartisan) |

79.6

| 5,059

| Elva Curl (Nonpartisan) |

20.4

| 1,295

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 6,354

|
|

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### 2019[edit]

See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)

#### General election

##### General election for Dallas City Council District 12

Cara Mendelsohn defeated Carolyn Peadon and Daniel Powell in the general election for Dallas City Council District 12 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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| Cara Mendelsohn (Nonpartisan) |

59.3

| 3,299

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| Carolyn Peadon (Nonpartisan) |

29.1

| 1,617

Submit photo

| Daniel Powell (Nonpartisan) |

11.7

| 649

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 5,565

|
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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2025[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Cara Mendelsohn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2023[edit]

Cara Mendelsohn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2021[edit]

Cara Mendelsohn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2019[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Cara Mendelsohn did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

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