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Renard Johnson
2025 - Present
2029
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Renard Johnson is the Mayor of El Paso in Texas. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Johnson ran for election for Mayor of El Paso in Texas. He won in the general runoff election on December 14, 2024.
Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Renard Johnson graduated from Andress High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. His career experience includes founding METI Inc. and El Perro Grande Tequila.[1]
Johnson has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- The Texas Lyceum
- El Paso Boys & Girls Club
- Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
- Hospitals at Providence
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of El Paso
Renard Johnson defeated Brian Kennedy in the general runoff election for Mayor of El Paso on December 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Renard Johnson (Nonpartisan)  | 56.1 | 19,630 |
 | Brian Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 15,343 | |
| Total votes: 34,973 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of El Paso
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of El Paso on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 59,698 |
| ✔ | | Brian Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 44,516 |
 | Cassandra Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 19,025 | |
| Steven Winters (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 15,843 | ||
 | Isabel Salcido (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 13,631 | |
| Marco Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 11,925 | ||
 | Elizabeth Cordova (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 10,773 | |
 | Ben Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 8,462 | |
| Total votes: 183,873 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Johnson's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Renard Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need economic development.
Sustainably growing our city is the key to addressing many issues -- high property taxes, lack of careers, brain drain, stagnant city revenues.
Currently, I staff nearly 800 people across several different countries. I’ve managed nearly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars as a government contractor. Not only can I properly handle large budgets and spend wisely, I also know how to properly manage staffing. In addition, my 30+ years in business has given me connections across the nation to industries we need to bring to El Paso in aerospace, medical, and technology to address our brain drain and lack of future-forward careers. - Public safety Currently, we're short 300+ police officers. We're seeing challenges with DUIs, petty crimes, and youth crime. I'm ready to institute recruitment and retention programs to make sure our police department is properly staffed to keep our city safe.
- Stagnation. I'm ready to be a mayor for the future. Repeatedly, El Pasoans have expressed their disappointment with current city leadership. They want more opportunities, better jobs, improved roads, and lower taxes. I'm ready to business experience to work for the people of El Paso to help us build a better city for us all. It's time for El Paso to become competitive with other Texas cities.
Ensuring the safety and well-being of residents and addressing issues such as crime prevention and disaster preparedness.
Economic Development
Promoting business growth, job creation, and attracting investments to the city.
Public Health and Social Services
Managing public health initiatives, social programs, and services for vulnerable populations.
City Infrastructure and Planning
Overseeing the maintenance and improvement of roads, utilities, and transportation systems.
Housing and Homelessness
Addressing affordable housing issues and homelessness.
Environmental Sustainability
Implementing policies that protect the environment, promote clean energy, and tackle El Paso's climate change issues.
Government Oversight and Accountability
Leading the city government, making key decisions on budgets, providing a vision, and ensuring that public funds are spent efficiently and transparently.
Community Engagement and Advocacy
Cutting the budget until the city begins to fail isn’t the solution – economic development is. It’s the factor our city has been missing for years. We need a mayor with the right connections throughout the state; someone who is ready to get out of City Hall and bring the businesses to El Paso. We need synergy between the county government, the City Manager, and the Mayor’s office to make sure we’re firing on all cylinders to secure the opportunities that other cities have been taking from us for decades. With the right leadership and a clear goal, we can finally create a more vibrant El Paso.
See the entire list here: https://www.renardfor915.com/endorsements
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of El Paso |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Oscar Leeser |
Mayor of El Paso 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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