Corey Johnson (politician)

Corey Johnson
Speaker of the New York City Council
In office
January 3, 2018 – December 31, 2021
Preceded byMelissa Mark-Viverito
Succeeded byAdrienne Adams
Member of the New York City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021
Preceded byChristine Quinn
Succeeded byErik Bottcher
New York City Public Advocate
Acting
In office
January 1, 2019 – March 19, 2019
Preceded byLetitia James
Succeeded byJumaane Williams
Personal details
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42)
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorge Washington University (attended)
WebsiteOfficial website

Corey David Johnson (born April 28, 1982) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Speaker of the New York City Council from January 2018 to January 2022.

The third district includes Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, the West Village, as well as parts of Flatiron, SoHo, and the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He also concurrently served as Acting New York City Public Advocate for a few weeks in early 2019.[1]

Johnson was first elected to the council as the member for the 3rd district in 2013. At the time, Johnson was the first out gay man to serve as speaker, and the only openly HIV-positive politician in New York State.[2]

In 2019, Johnson announced he was running for mayor of New York City, but he stopped fund-raising in March 2020, and in September 2020 withdrew from the race, saying he had had depression since May 2020 and did not think he could campaign and be effective as speaker while monitoring his mental health.[3] He instead ran unsuccessfully for comptroller.

  1. ^ Khurshid, Samar (January 15, 2019). "As Acting Public Advocate, Johnson Eyes Information Commission Revived by James But Killed by De Blasio". Gotham Gazette.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Mays, Jeffery C. (September 24, 2020). "Corey Johnson Drops Out of 2021 Race for N.Y.C. Mayor". The New York Times.

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