Dallas City Council
{{Short description|City council; lawmaking body of Dallas, Texas, US}}
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| name = City Council of the City of Dallas
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| house_type = Full-time Council-Manager
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| houses = Unicameral
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Eric Johnson
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| election1 = 2019
| leader2_type = Mayor pro tempore
| leader2 = Jesse Moreno
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| election2 =2025
| leader3_type = Deputy Mayor pro tempore
| leader3 = Gay Donnell Willis
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| election3 =2025
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| seats = 14
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- 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}}}}
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| term_length = 2 years, renewable thrice
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| voting_system1 = Majoritarian by District
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| redistricting = Decennial
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| website = {{URL|https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx}}
| constitution = [https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-codes.aspx City Codes]
[http://www.dallascityattorney.com/City%20Council%20Rules%203-2015.pdf City Council Rules]
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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
The current members of the city council are:"[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.
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|1 | Chad West | 2019{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Dallas,_Texas_(2019)|title = City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)}} | Nonpartisan | |
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|2 | Jesse Moreno† | 2021 | Nonpartisan | |
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|3 | Zarin Gracey | 2023 | Nonpartisan | |
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|4 | Maxie Johnson | 2025 | Nonpartisan | |
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|5 | Jaime Resendez | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
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|6 | Laura Cadena | 2025 | Nonpartisan | |
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|7 | Adam Bazaldua | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
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|8 | Lorie Blair | 2025 | Nonpartisan | |
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|9 | Paula Blackmon | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
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|10 | Kathy Stewart | 2023 | Parks, Trails and the Environment | Nonpartisan |
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|11 | Bill Roth | 2025 | Nonpartisan | |
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|12 | Cara Mendelsohn | 2019 | Government Performance and Financial Management | Nonpartisan |
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|13 | Gay Donnell Willis‡ | 2021 | Nonpartisan | |
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|14 | Paul E. Ridley | 2021 | Nonpartisan |
† Mayor pro tem
‡ Deputy Mayor pro tem