Corey Donald Woods (born December 7, 1978) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Tempe, Arizona since 2020.

[1] He founded "Hometown for All" which created an investment fund that would purchase properties and convert them into permanent affordable housing units.

[7] Woods had previously supported the development of the $2.1 billion Arizona Coyotes Entertainment District (including a New Tempe Arena) that would have hosted the NHL team permanently.

It would also be later discovered in October 2024 that Woods and several councilmembers would hold three closed meetings during the months of November and December 2022 with Strategy Forty-Eight, a consulting group the council of Tempe had hired to monitor social media opposition to the new arena plan.

[9] He also secured a city council vote for South Pier at Tempe Town Lake, a $1.8 billion, 2,500 unit luxury apartment development;[10] the project is currently on-hold due to litigation over the granting of an 8-year tax abatement to the developer and its lack of affordable housing.