Maxie Johnson

Maxie Johnson was elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees to represent District 5 in May 2019. District 5 is a large and diverse district that spans Wilmer Texas, West Dallas, Oak Lawn, Uptown, and a large portion of South Oak Cliff.  District 5 shares a great portion of the District 4 city boundaries. Trustee Johnson has resided in and been an active and engaged community member throughout the district for decades.

Johnson serves as pastor at New Morning Star Baptist Church in West Dallas.  He is a proud graduate of Dallas ISD’s A. Maceo Smith High School and the parent of two sons and a daughter who all graduated from South Oak Cliff High School.  Johnson has devoted countless hours to the advancement of the Southern Sector by advocating for equitable resources, safer communities, and accountability.  Johnson serves as a member of the District 4 Super Block, formerly served as PTA president and Vice Chair of the Site Base Decision Making Committee for South Oak Cliff. As a community organizer Johnson stood with the South Oak Cliff Alumni Association, community stakeholders, student leaders - including standing with his son David, to successfully advocate and procure $52 million dollars in funding for improvements and renovations of the campus.  Under Johnson's leadership, his focus on educational growth, economic development, community involvement, and increased resources in the Southern Sector has led to over $400 million documented improvements in each of these areas. 

In addition to his civic engagement, Maxie Johnson is a musical extraordinaire; who plays a mean alto saxophone and is recognized as one of the best in the City of Dallas. He has played on many Gospel recordings. Maxie Johnson has proven himself as someone who can take action and improve conditions as a leader in our city.  He is deeply invested in the quality of our community shown through his work in the community for more than 20 years. His grassroots work as a community liaison, community organizer, and local pastor exemplify his dedication to families in District 4. 

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His vision and passion for Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalizations, Public Safety, and Community Engagement is what keeps him advocating for District 4.  Maxie Johnson lost his oldest son in 2019 due to senseless gun violence, and he tirelessly continues to advocate for safer communities in District 4. Maxie Johnson is known for saying; “Educational inequity lead to poverty and poverty leads to violence. If we want to fix the poverty and violence, we must create jobs through economic development, advocate for equitable resources, and educate our community.” Even through tragedy he continues to work to empower his community and their families to work toward common goals.