Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.

What an absolute betrayal. I’m tired of these people that slink in and switch parties, completely ignoring the will of the people that put him here.

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    Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, said he’s switched parties to become a Republican.

    “Today I am changing my party affiliation,” Johnson wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Wall Street Journal.

    Johnson served in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat before he was elected mayor in 2019.

    Texas Republicans were quick to embrace Johnson as one of their own.

    Greg Abbott said in a tweet, sharing the announcement.

    “He’s pro law enforcement & won’t tolerate leftist agendas.”

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