Peter Corroon
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| Peter Maitland Corroon | |
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| Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah | |
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| Assumed office November 2004 |
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| Deputy | Nichole Dunn |
| Preceded by | Nancy Workman |
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| Born | July 16, 1964 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Corroon |
| Children | Pete Jr., James, Sophie |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alma mater | Golden Gate University School of Law New York University Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Realtor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | County mayor website |
Peter Maitland Corroon (born July 16, 1964) is the current mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah, and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the Democratic candidate for governor in the Utah gubernatorial election, 2010, losing to Gary Herbert by a 33 point margin. He is first cousin to Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and former head of the Democratic National Committee.
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[edit] Early life, education and career
Corroon graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1986. He obtained a law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law[1] and a master's from New York University in real estate. For a time, Corroon ran a small development company.
[edit] Political career
In November 2008, Corroon was re-elected to a second term as Salt Lake County Mayor over Republican challenger Michael Renckert with 66% of the vote. In January 2010, Corroon announced his candidacy for governor of the state of Utah to challenge incumbent Republican Gary Herbert.[2] In May, he announced his running mate will be Republican State Representative Sheryl Allen. Despite their eventual defeat in the 2010 Election, they were the first "bipartisan" gubernatorial ticket in Utah history.[3]
In addition to being mayor of Salt Lake County, Corroon also serves as a board member for the National Association of Counties,[4] the United Way,[5] the Economic Development Corporation of Utah,[6] the Utah Technology Council[7] and the Utah State Board of Tourism.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ California State Bar Membership Records
- ^ "Corroon to run for governor". Salt Lake Tribune. http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14146269.
- ^ "Corroon announces Rep. Allen as his running mate". KSL. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=10626662.
- ^ "NACo Board of Directors". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Board_of_Directors&Template=/cffiles/naco/nacoboard.cfm.
- ^ "United Way Board of Directors". United Way of Salt Lake. http://www.uw.org/General/Board-of-Directors.html.
- ^ "Economic Development Corporation of Utah Board of Trustees". Economic Development Corporation of Utah. http://www.edcutah.org/board.php.
- ^ "Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees". Utah Technology Council. http://www.utahtechcouncil.org/About-UTC/Trustees.aspx.
- ^ "Board of Tourism Development". Utah Office of Tourism. http://travel.utah.gov/about_us/boardmembers.html.
[edit] External links
- Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon official government site
- Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
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| Preceded by Nancy Workman |
Mayor of Salt Lake County 2005-Present |
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