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	List 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
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

The current members of the city council are:

District	Name	Took Office	Committee Chairship	Party
1	Chad West†	2019		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