City Manager
Brandon Wright
(972) 230-9644
bwright@desototexas.gov
Appointed by the Desoto City Council to serve as City Manager in March 2020. Previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant City Administrator, as well as the Finance Director and Budget Manager, for Davenport, Iowa between 2010 to 2020. Between 2007 and 2010 he was a Budget Analyst for the city of Aurora, Illinois. He has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s in Communications from Brigham Young University.
Local & County Officials
County Assessor
John R. Ames
john.ames@dallascounty.org
214-653-7811
Democrat; Graduated from Northwood University (BBA); first elected in 2008, re-elected in 2012, 2016, 2020; currently serves as an ex-officio member of the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) Board of Directors; previously served on the statewide board of the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) representing all County Tax Assessors; past president of Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas (TACA); member of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers (TAAO); past officer of the Collin County TAAO chapter and the past president of the North Texas TAAO chapter; past Board Trustee of the Texas School Assessors Association (TSAA); past board member of the Certified School Tax Administrators; past president of the Texas Association of Municipal Tax Administrators (TAMTA) which was an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League (TML); former voting delegate for the Property Tax Education Coalition (PTEC). The tax office had rolling closures in recent months; Commissioner John Wiley accused him of mismanaging his office; Ames replied that it was due to staffing shortages citing declined pay increase a reason for not hiring more staff
County Clerk
John F. Warren
CC-Inquiry@dallascounty.org
214-653-7099
Democrat; Graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge (B.A. Pol. Sci); elected county clerk in 2007; previously worked as court manager in county courts; introduced paperless court system; serves on the Texas Judicial Committee for Information Technology, County and District Clerks Association Legislative Committee; member of the Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation, Property Records Industry Association (PRIA), Property Records Education Partners (PREP), Finance Committee, National Association of Counties and the Board of Directors for the Dallas Central Appraisal District; past chair of the Texas Association for Court Administration and was an active member of the Texas Association for Court Administration as both Chair and Board of Directors.
County Treasurer
Pauline Medrano
Pauline.medrano@dallascounty.org
214-653-7321
Democrat; Dallas County native; raised in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas; graduated from Skyline High School; graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington (B.A. Pol. Sci); Dallas County Treasurer since January 1, 2015; re-elected Dallas County Treasurer in November 2018; elected to the Dallas City Council in June of 2005, and re-elected in 2007, 2009, 2011; previously served as Deputy Mayor Pro Tem from 2009-2011 and as Mayor Pro Tem from 2011-2013; served as Chair of the Public Safety Committee, Vice Chair Dallas Conventions & Visitors Bureau, Vice Chair of the Quality of Life Committee, Transportation Committee, Housing Committee, Dallas Downtown Inc. and Chaired several Ad HOC committees; appointed as Vice Chair of the US Census 2010 Advisory Committee by former US Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke; currently serves as Vice Chair of the City of Dallas Complete Count Committee appointed by the Mayor; Immediate past President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO); member of the Oak Cliff Lions Club; member of the Esperanza “Hope” Medrano elementary school Board of Friends; on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Children's Theater and the NALEO Educational Fund Board; chairs the County Financial Review Committee, serves on the County Bail Bond Board, and on the Employee Benefits Committee; member of the County Investment Academy with the Texas Association of Counties, and the County Treasurers Association of Texas.
County Sheriff
Marian Brown
marian.brown@dallascounty.org
214-653-2901
Democrat; Graduated from University of Texas at Arlington (BA); graduated from the International Law Enforcement Institute’s Management College; graduate of the FBI National Academy Associates Command College; elected in 2018; first African-American Sheriff in Dallas County; started law enforcement career with the Duncanville Police Department; first African-American female hired by the Duncanville PD; formulated Citizens on Patrol, Duncanville Police Beat, Citizens Police Academy; Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT); Hand-in-Hand and Success Through Accepting Responsibility or STAR Program; named Assistant Chief of Police in 2007; retired in 2014 to join Dallas County Sheriff’s Department as Chief Deputy
