Corey Woods (Tempe)
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Corey Woods | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Tempe | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Mitchell |
| Member of The Tempe City Council | |
| In office July 17, 2008 – July 7, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1978 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Corey Donald Woods (born December 7, 1978) is an American politician who is the 33rd mayor of Tempe, Arizona since 2020. Woods is a member of the Democratic Party. Woods served as a member of the Tempe City Council from 2008 to 2016, during this time he served as Tempe's Vice Mayor. He defeated incumbent mayor Mark Mitchell in 2020, becoming the city's first African-American mayor and Arizona's second.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Prange, Rich (March 11, 2020). "Corey Woods defeats incumbent to become Tempe's first African American mayor". KPNX.
- ^ Pineda, Paulina (10 March 2020). "Corey Woods unseats incumbent Mark Mitchell to win Tempe mayor's race". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Categories:
- 21st-century American politicians
- Living people
- Mayors of Tempe, Arizona
- African-American mayors in Arizona
- 1978 births
- University of Michigan alumni
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American people