Mayor of Dallas Eric Johnson speaks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Announcement at the AT&T Discovery District on June 16, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. | Source: Omar Vega / Getty
T he national organization championing all things GOP is celebrating Black History Month in part by crowning a career-long Democrat who only recently switched political affiliations as a “trailblazer” within the Republican Party.
Eric Johnson wins the Republican National Committee’s ‘Trailblazer Award’
In particular, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson — who won reelection in May as a Democrat — is set to have the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) “Trailblazer Award” bestowed upon him at the12th annual Black Republican Trailblazers ceremony Tuesday in Washington.
The RNC said in a press release announcing the ceremony that the award is reserved for those “Black Republicans who have made significant contributions” to the Republican Party.
The Trailblazer Award — recognized as the event’s “signature award” — is given to “an individual who has been an exceptional leader in the Republican Party through advancing conservative legislation, helping to elect Republicans, or growing the Republican Party,” the press release added.”