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The mayor, a former Democratic state representative, reiterated this week in a written statement that he’s “committed to not endorsing candidates in partisan races while serving as mayor.” His hands-off approach — while not that unusual, given that the mayorship in Dallas is a nonpartisan position — stands in contrast to the style of his predecessor, former Mayor Mike Rawlings, who was more willing to wade into presidential politics while in office. Rawlings, then in the waning days of his time in office, last year offered Joe Biden a full-throated endorsement even before the former vice president had locked up the Democratic nomination to take on President Donald Trump. But Johnson has explained his view that “it’s important that we keep nonpartisan offices nonpartisan,” saying earlier this year that not participating in the election cycle, “in terms of an endorsement, I feel like that’s good for Dallas.” “I don’t think we advance the cause of Dallas by throwing darts at people who we might need to go to for something like a tornado recovery,” he said in February during an interview with the Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith. Many local leaders in Texas prize municipal politics’ nonpartisan nature, arguing that it helps avoid some of the gridlock and tribalism present in Washington and Austin. That ideal isn’t always reality; Dallas city leaders are in the midst of a contentious fight over police funding. Johnson is far from the first Dallas mayor to choose non-engagement in partisan races, and particularly those contests that extend beyond the Lone Star State. Even Rawlings didn’t become as vocal on the national political stage until later in his mayoral tenure. “Early on, I felt that same way,” the former mayor said. Rawlings explained that a mayor’s job is to “lead the city and to unify the city.” He said it can be “very polarizing if you lead with a partisan point of view on elections,” potentially making it more difficult at the outset to develop relationships with leaders at the state and federal level. But he said that by the latter part of his time in office, “I had gotten to a point where my voice was around enough, people started caring about it,” in terms of his views on key races. In 2016 he offered his support for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s White House bid in a fairly low-key manner, declaring himself a “fan” during a TV interview and then donating to her campaign. Last year he made a point to appear in person with Biden in Dallas to announce his endorsement. “I did feel that the country’s being torn apart right now, and we’ve got to elect a unifier,” Rawlings said, adding that he “didn’t go out and just say anybody that’s a ‘D,’ I’m going to endorse.” Johnson’s decision leaves him out of the mix at a crucial political moment. Several recent polls show Trump and Biden in a close race in Texas, which has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. But neither campaign has gone all in on investing in the state, meaning that state and local officials are in a position to perhaps have an outsize influence. Some other big-city Texas mayors, despite their nonpartisan status, have weighed in, with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, for instance, also backing Biden. (Rawlings, for what it’s worth, added his view that he doesn’t “think endorsements really mean that much in the political world.”) A few other former Dallas mayors who held the office since the early 1990s have also already made their presidential preferences known. Steve Bartlett, a former GOP member of Congress, last month joined a group of disaffected Republicans in endorsing Biden. Ron Kirk, who served as President Barack Obama’s trade ambassador, is a prominent Biden supporter. Laura Miller, a former journalist whose husband served as a Democrat in the Legislature, said via text that she’s “110%” for Biden. Tom Leppert, who ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican, in 2016 backed President Donald Trump. He didn’t say who he’s supporting this year. But he said he’s “voting on policy” and then proceeded to list several priorities that Trump often mentions in his pitch to voters. “Who will deliver the strongest economy, a function of reasonable taxes, appropriate regulations and greater economic freedom,” Leppert said in a text. “Who will build peace, in the Middle East and elsewhere, maintain a strong military and confront Chinese threats. And who is committed to religious liberty and the rule of law as determined by our Constitution.” Twitter: @tombenning.
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