List of mayors of El Paso, Texas

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The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of El Paso in the U.S state of Texas.

The first mayor of El Paso, Benjamin Shacklett Dowell. Benjamin Shacklett Dowell.jpg
The first mayor of El Paso, Benjamin Shacklett Dowell.
Mayor of El Paso
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Flag of the City of El Paso
Incumbent
Renard Johnson
since January 6, 2025
Term length Four years, Two Term Limit
Inaugural holderBen S. Dowell
1873
Formation1873
Salary$95000 As of 2024
Website www.elpasotexas.gov/mayor/

List of Mayors of El Paso

MayorTerm
Ben S. Dowell 1873–1875
Melton A. Jones1875–1876 [1]
Solomon Shultz1880–1881
Joseph Magoffin1881–1885
C. Lightbody1885–1889
Richard Caples1889–1893
W. H. Austin1893–1894
Adolph Solomon1894
A. K. Albers1894
Robert Campbell1895–1897
Joseph Magoffin1897–1901
Ben F. Hammett1901–1903
Charles Robert Morehead Jr.1903-1905 [2]
Charles Davis1905–1907
Joseph Sweeney1907–1910
W. F. Robinson1910
Charles E. Kelly1910–1915
Tom Lea 1915–1917
Charles Davis1917–1923
R. M. Dudley1923–1925
H. P. Jackson1925–1927
R. Ewing Thomason 1927–1931
A. B. Poe1931
R. E. Sherman1931–1937
M. A. Harlan1937–1938
J. E. Anderson1938–1947
Dan R. Ponder1947–1949
Dan L. P. Duke1949–1951
Fred Hervey1951–1955
W. T. Misenhimer1955
Tom E. Rogers1955–1957
Raymond Telles 1957–1961
Ralph Seitsinger 1961–1963
Judson F. Williams1963–1969
Ashley G. Classen1969
Peter De Wetter1969–1971
Bert Williams1971–1973
Fred Hervey1973–1975
Don Henderson1975–1977
Ray Salazar 1977–1979
Thomas D. Westfall 1979–1981
Jonathan W. Rogers1981–1989
Suzanne S. Azar 1989–1991
William S. Tilney 1991–1993
Larry Francis1993–1997
Carlos Ramirez1997–2001
Raymond Caballero June 9, 2001 – June 10, 2003
Joe Wardy June 10, 2003 – June 13, 2005
John Cook June 13, 2005 – June 24, 2013
Oscar Leeser June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2017 [3]
Dee Margo June 27, 2017 – January 5, 2021 [4]
Oscar Leeser January 5, 2021 – January 6, 2025
Renard Johnson January 6, 2025 – present

References

  1. ↑ Spahleigh, Ballard (2009-06-15). "El Paso Bar Journal, The Rise and Fall of El Paso's Second Mayor, Melton A Jones" (PDF). telpasobar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ↑ HAMILTON, NANCY (2010-06-15). "MOREHEAD, CHARLES ROBERT". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. ↑ "El Paso Downtown ballpark-guarantee push rejected - el Paso Times". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ramirez, Ruben R. "At the helm of the city". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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