Peter Corroon | |
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Chair of the Utah Democratic Party | |
In office April 2014 – June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jim Dabakis |
Succeeded by | Daisy Thomas |
Mayor of Salt Lake County | |
In office November 2004 – January 2013 | |
Deputy | Nichole Dunn |
Preceded by | Nancy Workman |
Succeeded by | Ben McAdams |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Maitland Corroon July 16, 1964 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Amy |
Children | 3 |
Education |
Carnegie Mellon University (
BS) Golden Gate University ( JD) New York University ( MS) |
Website | Official website |
Peter Maitland Corroon (born July 16, 1964) is an American politician, former Utah Democratic Party chair, [1] and the former mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah. He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor in the 2010 election. Corroon is a first cousin to Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and former head of the Democratic National Committee.
Corroon graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1986. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Golden Gate University School of Law [2] and a master's from New York University in real estate. [3] For a time, Corroon ran a small development company.[ citation needed]
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. [4] In May, he announced his running mate would be Republican State Representative Sheryl Allen. Despite their eventual defeat in the 2010 Election, they were the first "bipartisan" gubernatorial ticket in Utah history. [5]
In addition to being mayor of Salt Lake County, Corroon also serves as a board member for the National Association of Counties, [6] the United Way, [7] the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, [8] the Utah Technology Council [9] and the Utah State Board of Tourism. [10]