Peter Corroon

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.

Peter Corroon
Chair of the Utah Democratic Party
In office
April 2014 – June 2017
Preceded byJim Dabakis
Succeeded byDaisy Thomas
Mayor of Salt Lake County
In office
November 2004 – January 2013
DeputyNichole Dunn
Preceded byNancy Workman
Succeeded byBen McAdams
Personal details
Born
Peter Maitland Corroon

(1964-07-16) July 16, 1964
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAmy
Children3
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BS)
Golden Gate University (JD)
New York University (MS)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life, education and career

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.

Political career
See also: Utah gubernatorial election, 2010

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]

References
  1. "Peter Corroon to succeed Jim Dabakis as Democratic Party chair". Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
  2. California State Bar Membership Records
  3. Arthur Raymond (9 January 2010). "Democrat Peter Corroon set to launch run for governor". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. "Corroon to run for governor". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  5. "Corroon announces Rep. Allen as his running mate". KSL.
  6. "NACo Board of Directors". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  7. "United Way Board of Directors". United Way of Salt Lake. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  8. "Economic Development Corporation of Utah Board of Trustees". Economic Development Corporation of Utah.
  9. "Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees". Utah Technology Council.
  10. "Board of Tourism Development". Utah Office of Tourism. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.
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