Craig Covey

Craig Covey
Mayor of Ferndale, Michigan
In office
January 2008 – January 2011
Preceded byRobert Porter
Succeeded byDavid Coulter
Personal details
BornColumbus, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceFerndale, Michigan
Alma materOhio State University[1]

Craig Covey (born 1957) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Ferndale, Michigan from 2008 to 2011. He was the second openly gay mayor elected in the state of Michigan.[2] A Democrat, he resigned the office in 2010 to take a seat on the Oakland County Commission, where he served one term.

  1. ^ Hoover, Shane (October 2, 2020). "Election preview: Zumbar faces challenger Covey in Stark County treasurer's race". The Repository. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Screenwriter who won Oscar for 'Milk' may speak to Hope College students about filmmaking, but not gay rights". The Grand Rapids Press. October 30, 2009.