Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s Re-Election Campaign to Report Cash-On-Hand of Over $1.2 Million
With his announcement weeks before the filing period begins, Johnson is on track to become the most prolific fundraiser in Dallas mayoral history
DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson’s re-election campaign will report over $1.2 million in cash-on-hand on its upcoming semi-annual campaign finance report.
The report will cover the period from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Filing for the May 2023 mayoral election officially begins on January 18, 2023.
Mayor Johnson, who won the 2019 mayoral race handily despite making a late entry into a crowded field, announced in September that he intended to seek re-election. Since then, Mayor Johnson has raised over $400,000 for the May 2023 election cycle.
With his announcement of $1.2 million in cash-on-hand months ahead of the May 2023 mayoral election — and weeks before the filing period even begins — Johnson is on track to become the most prolific fundraiser in Dallas mayoral history.
“The breadth of support for our campaign has been truly amazing, and I look forward to serving my hometown as mayor for another four years if I am privileged to again win the support of our city’s voters in May,” said Mayor Johnson.
In Johnson’s three-plus years as mayor, Dallas has seen a double-digit drop in violent crime, reduced its property tax rate to its lowest level in 15 years, and added more than $14 billion in new development.
“Everything we have been able to accomplish as a city since I was elected in 2019 has been because of the people of Dallas. Their support, generosity, and resilience are why Dallas is leading the nation in economic growth and lowering violent crime, all while reducing our tax rate. The results have been clear: People and businesses are choosing to move to our city and to invest in Dallas. And I am honored to lead our city through such an important time in our history,” Mayor Johnson said.
With his latest fundraising totals, Johnson is poised to surpass his herculean fundraising effort of four years ago. Johnson was a surprise entrant to the 2019 mayoral race, publicly announcing his candidacy on January 22, 2019 — just weeks before the filing deadline. He was the last of nine candidates to enter the race for the open seat.
Still, Johnson outraised all other candidates — and did so despite splitting his time in Austin, where he represented Dallas in the Texas House of Representatives during the 85th Texas Legislature. During his four-month campaign, Johnson raised more than $1.74 million and ultimately won the election with 56% of the vote.
Since announcing he would seek a second term, Johnson has received early endorsements from four former mayors of Dallas — former Ambassador Ron Kirk, Tom Leppert, Mary Poss, and Steve Bartlett; three members of Congress: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congressman Marc Veasey, and Congressman Lance Gooden; the city’s largest police and fire associations; nearly 30 former Dallas City Councilmembers; Texas State Senator Royce West; four members of the Texas House of Representatives who served as Chairmen of the Texas House Public Education Committee; and three members of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees.
The son of a former Dallas police officer, Johnson grew up in West Dallas and Oak Cliff. He received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Harvard University in 1998, as well as a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a master’s degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, both in 2003. Prior to his election as Mayor of Dallas, Johnson represented Dallas in the Texas House of Representatives for nearly a decade.
Johnson and his wife, Nakita, are raising their three children in Dallas.
