Background
Johnson was born in Beverly, Massachusetts.
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He is a Democrat. The district includes Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, the West Village, and parts of Flatiron, SoHo and the Upper West Side in Manhattan. A long time community and LGBT rights activist, Johnson received national attention for coming out as gay in 2000 as captain of his high school football team at Masconomet Regional High School. In 2013, Johnson came out as Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive.
lieutenant was activism that brought him into politics and New York City government, and formerly Johnson was a contributor and the political editor for Towleroad.
Formerly, Johnson served as the Chairperson of Community Board 4. His work on the board ranged from negotiating permanent affordable housing for residents to securing educational scholarships for children.
Johnson has also worked in the real estate industry, and was the political editor for Towleroad. Johnson currently lives in Chelsea, where he has been a resident for over a decade.
With Christine Quinn term limited and running for Mayor, Johnson was elected in November 2013 with 86% of the vote and assumed office on January 1, 2014.
On Council, Johnson is Chair of the Health Committee, and also serves on the Contracts, Finance, General Welfare, Waterfronts and Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services committees. In 2014, Corey introduced legislation that would ease the requirements for individuals to change their gender on their birth certificates in New York City. On December 8, 2014, City Council passed the bill, making the city’s policy one of the most liberal in the country.
Membership
Johnson is also Company-Chair of the Manhattan Delegation with Council Member Margaret Chinese and is a member of the LGBT Caucus and Progressive Caucus.
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