Corey Johnson (politician)
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.
Corey Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2018 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Melissa Mark-Viverito |
| Succeeded by | Adrienne Adams |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Erik Bottcher |
| New York City Public Advocate | |
Acting | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Letitia James |
| Succeeded by | Jumaane Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1982 Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (attended) |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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.
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. He instead ran unsuccessfully for comptroller.