Taylor Slovak
Contacting Officials Is One Of Many Ways You Can Demand Change In Our Law Enforcement System On A Local Level. Don’t Let Them Drag Their Feet.
Amid all of the chaos right now, you’re probably asking yourself, “What’s next?” For some, it’s getting back out there to keep protesting. For others, it’s time to have the tough conversations in your inner circles. But for all of us, it’s time to hold the line and put our officials to work.
Listening sessions and kind words are great, but for our city officials, the real talk comes by way of creating meaningful policy change and measurable action. It’s up to each and every one of us to hold them accountable — flood their inboxes, their social media feeds and their offices with solutions and ideas that don’t include the expansion of funds for a giant police piggy bank. (See the graphic below for more on that.)
It’s time we adequately fund community programming, neighborhood reinvestment and resources for our communities to thrive. We must demand the divestment of segregated housing policies and shift funding to building equitable, reparative infrastructure that leaves no neighborhood behind.
We need transparent and enforceable systems in place to hold those who govern us with force accountable. An introduction of bare minimum policies that vaguely address issues simply isn’t enough. We need to support and demand excellence of our Citizens Police Review Board, who are in the midst of their first official open investigation. We voted these officials in, so let’s hold them accountable. And if you didn’t vote them in? Great news! You have until June 14 to register for the July 14 runoff.
We want to see you at the polls in July, and in November, too. We want to see you in every damn election in this city. Show up. Speak out. And keep showing up. Let’s get to work, Dallas.
City of Dallas Officials
City Manager, T.C. Broadnax
[email protected]
https://twitter.com/DallasCityMgr
https://www.facebook.com/tc.broadnax
Assistant City Manager – Public Safety, Jon Fortune
[email protected]
214-670-3316
https://twitter.com/Jon_E_Fortune
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall.
[email protected]
214-671-3905
https://twitter.com/ChiefHallDPD
https://www.facebook.com/DallasPD
City of Dallas
https://twitter.com/CityOfDallas
https://www.facebook.com/DallasCityHall
Dallas Police Department
https://twitter.com/DallasPD
Dallas City Council
Mayor Eric Johnson
[email protected]
214-670-3301
https://twitter.com/Johnson4Dallas
https://www.facebook.com/DallasMayor
https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonForDallas
Council Member Chad West, District 1
[email protected]
214-670-0776
https://twitter.com/ChadWestDallas
https://www.facebook.com/chadwestdallas
Mayor Pro Tem Adam Medrano, District 2
[email protected]
214-670-4048
https://twitter.com/VoteAdamMedrano
https://www.facebook.com/VoteAdamMedrano
Council Member Casey Thomas, II, District 3
casey.thomas@dallascityhall.com
214-670-0777
https://twitter.com/caseyt07
https://www.facebook.com/caseyethomas
Council Member Carolyn King Arnold, District 4
carolyn.kingarnold@dallascityhall.com
214-670-0781
https://twitter.com/CKArnold2015
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008562829329
Council Member Jaime Resendez, District 5
[email protected]
214-670-4055
https://twitter.com/Jaime_Resendez
https://www.facebook.com/ResendezForCityCouncil
Council Member Omar Narvaez, District 6
[email protected]
214-670-4199
https://twitter.com/VoteOmarNarvaez
https://www.facebook.com/VoteOmarNarvaez
Council Member Adam Bazaldua, District 7
[email protected]
214-670-4689
https://twitter.com/AdamBazaldua
https://www.facebook.com/Bazaldua4Dallas
Council Member Tennell Atkins, District 8
[email protected]
214-670-4066
https://twitter.com/atkins_tennell
Council Member Paula Blackmon, District 9
[email protected]
214-670-4069
https://twitter.com/paulablackmon
https://www.facebook.com/PaulaBforCouncil
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem B. Adam McGough, District 10
[email protected]
214-670-4068
https://twitter.com/AdamMcGoughD10
https://www.facebook.com/AdamMcGoughD10
Council Member Lee M. Kleinman, District 11
[email protected]
214-670-7817
https://twitter.com/LeeforDallas
https://www.facebook.com/leefordallas
Council Member Cara Mendelsohn, District 12
[email protected]
214-670-4067
https://twitter.com/caraathome
https://www.facebook.com/Cara4Dallas
Council Member Jennifer Staubach Gates, District 13
[email protected]
214-670-3816
https://twitter.com/cmjsgates
https://www.facebook.com/JenniferStaubachGates
Council Member David Blewett, District 14
[email protected]
214-670-5415
https://twitter.com/DavidBlewettD14
https://www.facebook.com/DavidBlewettD14
Dallas County Officials
Dallas County DA, John Creuzot
https://twitter.com/Dallas_DA
Dallas County Commissioners Court
Judge Clay Jenkins
[email protected]
214-653-7947
https://twitter.com/JudgeClayJ
https://www.facebook.com/judgejenkins
Dallas County Commissioner District 1, Theresa Daniel
[email protected]
214-653-6668
https://www.facebook.com/theresa.daniel34
County Commissioner District 2, JJ Koch
[email protected]
214-653-6315
https://twitter.com/JJKoch
https://www.facebook.com/JJKochforDallasCounty
County Commissioner District 3, John Wiley Price
[email protected]
214-653-6671
https://twitter.com/RealJohnWPrice
https://www.facebook.com/johnwiley.price.3
County Commissioner District 4, Dr. Elba Garcia
[email protected]
214-339-8381
https://twitter.com/elbagarcia
https://www.facebook.com/elbagarciacampaign
Cover photo via WikiCommons.