Dallas City Council

City Council of the City of Dallas

Type
Type|

Full-time Council-Manager

Houses| Unicameral
Leadership

Mayor

Eric Johnson, Republican
since 2019

Mayor Pro Tem

Carolyn Arnold

Deputy Mayor Pro Tem

Omar Narvaez

Structure
Seats| 14
Committees| 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

Length of term

| 2 Years
Elections

Voting system

| Majoritarian by District
Redistricting| Decennial
Meeting place
Council Chamber
City Hall
Website
dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx
Constitution
City Codes 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 plurality elections in each of fourteen districts. The city operates under a council-manager system of local governance.

## Current membership[edit]

The current members of the city council are:[1]

District  | Name  | Took Office  | Committee Chairship  | Party

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1 | Chad West† | 2019[2] |  | Nonpartisan
2 | Jesse Moreno | 2021 |  | Nonpartisan
3 | Casey Thomas, II | 2015 | Human and Social Needs | Nonpartisan
4 | Carolyn King Arnold | 2018 |  | Nonpartisan
5 | Jaime Resendez‡ | 2019 |  | Nonpartisan
6 | Omar Narvaez | 2017 |  | Nonpartisan
7 | Adam Bazaldua | 2019 |  | Nonpartisan
8 | Tennell Atkins | 2017 | Economic Development and Housing | Nonpartisan
9 | Paula Blackmon | 2019 |  | Nonpartisan
10 | Kathy Stewart | 2023 | Parks, Trails and the Environment | Nonpartisan
11 | Jaynie Schultz | 2021 | Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability; Ad Hoc Legislative | Nonpartisan
12 | Cara Mendelsohn | 2019 | Government Performance and Financial Management | Nonpartisan
13 | Gay Donnell Willis | 2021 |  | Nonpartisan
14 | Paul E. Ridley | 2021 |  | Nonpartisan

† Denotes Mayor Pro Tem ‡ Denotes Deputy Mayor Pro Tem

## References[edit]

1. ^ "City Council." City of Dallas (official website). Retrieved on February 14, 2019.
2. ^ "City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)".

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States