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Renard U. Johnson (born July 28,1966) [1] is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of El Paso. He is the first black mayor of El Paso. [2]
Johnson is a local businessman. [3] He is the founder of METI Inc,a professional services company. [4] He has a 40 year career in the federal contracting business. [5]
Johnson grew up on the northeast side of El Paso and graduated from Andress High School and the University of Texas at El Paso in 1994. [6] His brother is businessman Timothy Johnson. [7]