Dallas City Council
Dallas
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What this body is
The Dallas City Council is the city's primary legislative body: 14 councilmembers elected from single-member districts and a Mayor elected at large. Its rules of procedure and speaker registration come from City Charter Chapter III, Sections 8 and 10.
Source: https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx · https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/Pages/CCrules.aspx · as of 2026-09-01
How to attend and speak
Regular Council meetings and briefings are held every Wednesday. To speak, register with the City Secretary from 8:15 a.m. the business day after the prior meeting until 5:00 p.m. the last business day before the meeting: in person at 1500 Marilla St., Room 5D South, online with the Speaker Registration Form, or by phone at 214-670-3738. Take part in person or by WebEx videoconference.
Source: https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/Pages/CCrules.aspx · as of 2026-09-01
Who sits on it
| Seat | Member | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor (at large) | Eric Johnson | Mayor | |
| District 1 | Chad West | ||
| District 2 | Jesse Moreno | ||
| District 3 | Zarin D. Gracey | ||
| District 4 | Maxie Johnson | ||
| District 5 | Jaime Resendez | ||
| District 6 | Laura Cadena | ||
| District 7 | Adam Bazaldua | ||
| District 8 | Lorie Blair | ||
| District 9 | Paula Blackmon | ||
| District 10 | Kathy Stewart | ||
| District 11 | William Roth | ||
| District 12 | Cara Mendelsohn | ||
| District 13 | Gay Donnell Willis | ||
| District 14 | Paul E. Ridley |
The city's two council pages disagree on who is Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem (one names Jaime Resendez and Maxie Johnson, the other Jesse Moreno and Gay Donnell Willis), so no Pro Tem title is shown here.
Source: https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx · as of 2026-09-01 (64 days ago)
How it is constituted
- Authority
- governing — it decides
- Seats
- 15
- Do you vote for these people?
- mixed
- Term
- 2 year(s)
- Chair
- The Mayor presides.
- Basis
- Dallas City Charter, Chapter III
Fourteen members elected by district and the Mayor citywide. The city's upcoming-election page refers to November uniform elections (Resolution 25-1776); the last council election was May 3, 2025.
Source: https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/city-council.aspx · https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/elections/Pages/upcoming.aspx · https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/elections/Pages/candidate-information2025.aspx · https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/Pages/CCrules.aspx · as of 2026-09-01