Shane Cohn

In May 2010, to enhance St. Louis' bid to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Cohn sponsored and won unanimous approval of a bill to add "gender identity" to the list of characteristics protected by municipal law against discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment.

On March 3, 2009, he won a four-way primary race for the Democratic nomination for the position of Alderman of 25th Ward of the City of St. Louis. He ran unopposed in the general election, which he won on April 7, 2009. The 25th Ward comprises portions of the Dutchtown, Mt. Pleasant, and Carondelet neighborhoods. He was sworn in on April 21, 2009, and became the first openly gay elected official in the city's government and the second youngest member of the Board of Aldermen.

In 2002, he co-led a program to build a nationwide employee recognition program at Citi. In 2003, he organized an LGBT organization for Citi employees, Citi Pride, which grew to 86 members in 2007.

From 2000, Cohn worked as a human resources manager for Citi, supporting the employees in the firm's mortgage servicing operations in the St. Louis area.

Shane Cohn (born 16 April 1980) is an American politician who has served since spring 2009 as the Alderman of the 25th Ward of the City of St. Louis, Missouri.