{"id":5090,"date":"2025-10-15T16:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5090\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:13:07","slug":"dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-denies-speculation-he-may-resign-to-seek-higher-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5090\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson denies speculation he may resign to seek higher office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson<\/a> strongly denied he is running for higher office and insisted he is continuing to serve in the city’s top job.<\/p>\n

Johnson posted on X<\/a> Tuesday night following a story in the Dallas Morning News<\/a> that reported on speculation swirling around City Hall that the mayor may soon resign to run for higher office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I am NOT running for anything, and I will continue serving our great city as its mayor!” he wrote in the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Johnson has not yet responded to a request for comment from CBS News Texas.<\/p>\n

Johnson was first elected mayor in 2019 and is currently serving his second four-year term after running unopposed in 2023. His term expires in 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an interview with CBS News Texas<\/a> in December of last year, Johnson was saked if he would consider a role in the new Trump administration. “My focus is on being the mayor of Dallas and doing the best job I can being the mayor. I love my city. Whether or not I’d be willing to serve our country, I think it would depend on a lot. But my focus is on being the mayor of Dallas,” he replied.<\/p>\n

Johnson made national headlines in 2023 when he announced he was switching political parties<\/a> and becoming a Republican.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch Eye On Politics at 7:30 Sunday morning on CBS News Texas on air and streaming.<\/p>\n

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