Corey Woods (Tempe)

Corey Woods
Corey Woods
33rd Mayor of Tempe
	Incumbent
	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

Corey Donald Woods (born December 7, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 33rd mayor of Tempe, Arizona since 2020. Woods is a member of the Democratic Party who previously 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.

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[1] Prange, Rich (March 11, 2020). "Corey Woods defeats incumbent to become Tempe's first African American mayor". KPNX.

[2] Pineda, Paulina (10 March 2020). "Corey Woods unseats incumbent Mark Mitchell to win Tempe mayor's race". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 3 December 2020.