Renée Johnson
District 4 · Term 2025–2027
Renée Perkins Johnson represents District 4 on the Charlotte City Council. She is the founder and executive director of Triumph Services, a nonprofit serving survivors of trauma. Johnson has served on council since 2019 and won re-election in November 2025.
Johnson has been active in discussions around the Citizens Review Board, shelter policy, consulting outsourcing, and displacement-related zoning votes. Her district covers West Charlotte, where affordable housing pressure, community investment, and equitable development are central issues.
In The Mercury
What The Mayor Pro Tem Vote Reveals About Charlotte's New City Council
Council dynamics and alignment
Charlotte City Council Approves $4.3M Transit Authority Start-Up
Transit authority funding and infrastructure
Charlotte's Watchdog Board Seeks Teeth, Time, and Transparency
Citizens Review Board reform
Charlotte City Council Zoning Meeting, Dec. 15
Displacement vote, Brookhill overlay, TOD disputes
Sheltering Dignity: Charlotte's Non-Congregate Shelter Plan, Metrics, and Guardrails
Homelessness response and shelter policy
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