RELATED SERVICES
Mayor Eric L. Johnson is a Partner in Locke Lord’s nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group. He also serves as the 60th Mayor of Dallas, Texas. First elected in June 2019, he was re-elected in May 2023 with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a 114-year-old record for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any opposition in Dallas history. Prior to becoming mayor, Mayor Johnson served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented the City of Dallas from April 2010 to June 2019. During his tenure in the Texas Legislature, Mayor Johnson served on several legislative committees, including Appropriations, Ways and Means, Higher Education, and Natural Resources. He also served as Chairman of the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation.
Throughout his legal career, Mayor Johnson has developed extensive experience representing major issuers of municipal securities as well as national and regional investment banking firms that underwrite municipal securities.
CREDENTIALS
- Executive Education Certificate, Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in State & Local Government, 2018
Awarded Cahn Public Service Fellowship - Master of Public Affairs, International Relations, Princeton University School of Public & International Affairs, 2003
Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Scholarship - J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2003
Associate Editor, Journal of International Law
Awarded Public Service Scholarship - A.B., History, cum laude, Harvard University, 1998
- Texas
- Founder and Chairman, Republican Mayors Association
- Member, Council on Foreign Relations
- Member, Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, appointed by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Board Member, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Republican National Committee Trailblazer Award (2024)
- Dallas Business Journal “Texas 100” Recognition (2022)
- Marshall Memorial Fellowship Recipient, German Marshall Fund of the United States (2016)
- Governing Magazine “Ideas Challenge” Winner (2015)
- North Texas Crime Commission “Crime Fighter of the Year” (2014)
- Dallas Business Journal “40 Under 40” Award (2014)
- Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership Recipient, The Aspen Institute (2013)
- American Council of Young Political Leaders Fellowship (2012)
- Dallas Regional Chamber “Courage in Public Service” Award (2011)
- Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce “Five Outstanding Young Texans” Award (2011)
- Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program Achievement Award (2011)
- Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce “Five Outstanding Young Dallasites” Award (2007)
- Mayor of Dallas, Texas (June 2019-Present)
- State Representative, Texas House of Representatives, Dallas (April 2010-June 2019)
- Of Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Dallas (February 2018-June 2019)
- Of Counsel, Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, Dallas (September 2013-February 2018)