Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson, a Partner in Locke Lord’s nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group, has been recognized as the recipient of the 2024 Republican National Committee Trailblazer Award.  

The annual award honors a Black Republican who has worked to advance conservative legislation, helped elect Republicans or committed themselves to growing the Republican Party. Mayor Johnson serves as Chairman and President of the Republican Mayors Association.

First elected in June 2019, Mayor Johnson 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.

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.