Keith St. John (politician)

Keith C. St. John
Albany Common Council Alderman, 2nd Ward
In office
1990–1998
Personal details
Born (1957-08-05) August 5, 1957 (age 67)
Political partyDemocratic Party

Keith C. St. John (born August 5, 1957) is an American politician. He is the first African American openly gay person elected to public office in the United States.[1]

He started his legal career in Albany, New York in 1985.[1]

On November 7, 1989, St. John won the election for Common Council Alderman in the 2nd Ward of Albany, New York.[1] On November 2, 1993, he was reelected to another 4-year term.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Keith St. John, New York, 1989". OutHistory. Retrieved 1 November 2019.