Mayor Corey D. Woods | City of Tempe, AZ

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Mayor Corey D. Woods

I think what our city needs now more than ever is someone who can build a coalition of diverse people and bring them to the table in an open, honest way to discuss some of our toughest topics.

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Priorities

Community input on police reform

Affordable housing

Affordable housing is a major issue that we need to continue to proactively address. It’s a pivotal issue because our diversity is one of the things that makes Tempe such an incredible place to live. We need to keep the highly educated workforce living within the city of Tempe. That means creating affordable housing for our nurses, fire fighters and teachers that work in Tempe don’t have to commute from outside the city

Read Mayor Woods' address to the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to assist with affordable housing and transportation.

Historic preservation

Responsible economic development

Social services

Residents want us to help our homeless population in a humane fashion. I believe it’s imperative that we work to create more transitional housing opportunities. I will continue to support the Tempe Community Action Agency and our faith community that started and continue to run the Interfaith Housing and Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP). I am also committed to working with other elected officials, organizations and human services professionals to address this challenge because we know, this is not just a local issue, we need discussions a the regional, state and national level.

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Bio

Corey Woods was elected mayor of the City of Tempe in March 2020. In his professional career, he is Executive Director of Community Relations at ASU Preparatory Academy. Woods is responsible for assisting the managing director with operations, external partnerships and strategic initiatives. He previously served as the chief operating officer for the Greater Phoenix Urban League, director of college and career articulation for the Phoenix Union High School District and director of government relations for the American Lung Association of Arizona.

Woods served as a Councilmember for the City of Tempe from July 2008 – July 2016. He was elected to the Tempe City Council in May 2008 and reelected in March 2012. Woods was instrumental in guiding city policy that led to Tempe's perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s “Municipal Equality Index.” He championed initiatives in the areas of affordable housing and human services while working tirelessly to improve community development standards to attract business investment and protect neighborhoods.

Woods was named 2022 “Advocate of the Year” by the Arizona Housing Coalition for his advocacy work expanding affordable and workforce housing opportunities. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors’ Housing and Community Development Committee and as Co-Chair of the National League of Cities' Housing Supply Accelerator Steering Committee. He is also a member of the Mayors & CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment coalition.

Woods graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in April 2000 with a B.A. in Political Science, and a minor in African-American Studies. After college, Woods was a teaching assistant at ASU for three years. In May 2018, Woods earned a Master of Arts in Educational Policy from ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College of Education.

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Community Involvement

Mayor Corey D. Woods’ personal commitment to community service extends to board memberships for many organizations including Newtown Community Development Corporation, Friendship Village, and Landings Credit Union. Mayor Woods is also an emeritus board member of Equality Arizona, active member and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Tempe, former board chair for Children’s Action Alliance, and former two-term board president of the Tempe Boys and Girls Club – Ladmo Branch.