Corey Johnson entered public service as an activist at age 19 and has earned a reputation as a tenacious advocate for all New Yorkers throughout his career. Growing up in public housing and instilled with the values of community service and political engagement from a young age, Corey Johnson was first elected to the City Council in 2013, and has served as Speaker since 2017, becoming the first openly gay man to lead the City Council. Under Johnson’s leadership, the Council delivered on-time and balanced budgets three years in a row and created a new Oversight & Investigations division, conducting hundreds of oversight hearings into every facet of New York governance like NYCHA, the MTA, and more.
Now, as City Comptroller, Corey Johnson will serve the people of New York by prioritizing:
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