Peter Corroon Explained

Peter Corroon
Office:Chair of the Utah Democratic Party
Term Start:April 2014
Term End:June 2017
Predecessor:Jim Dabakis
Successor:Daisy Thomas
Office1:Mayor of Salt Lake County
Deputy1:Nichole Dunn
Term Start1:November 2004
Term End1:January 2013
Predecessor1:Nancy Workman
Successor1:Ben McAdams
Birth Name:Peter Maitland Corroon
Birth Date:16 July 1964
Birth Place:Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Amy
Children:3
Education:Carnegie Mellon University (BS)
Golden Gate University (JD)
New York University (MS)

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Corroon to succeed Jim Dabakis as Democratic Party chair . Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
  2. http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/178191 California State Bar Membership Records
  3. Web site: Democrat Peter Corroon set to launch run for governor. Arthur Raymond. 9 January 2010. Deseret News. 21 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Corroon to run for governor . Salt Lake Tribune . 2010-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604123513/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14146269 . 2011-06-04 . dead .
  5. Web site: Corroon announces Rep. Allen as his running mate . KSL.
  6. Web site: NACo Board of Directors . National Association of Counties . 2020-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707215949/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Board_of_Directors&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fnaco%2Fnacoboard.cfm . 2010-07-07 . dead .
  7. Web site: United Way Board of Directors . United Way of Salt Lake . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134720/http://www.uw.org/General/Board-of-Directors.html . 2010-11-25 .
  8. Web site: Economic Development Corporation of Utah Board of Trustees. Economic Development Corporation of Utah.
  9. Web site: Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees. Utah Technology Council.
  10. Web site: Board of Tourism Development . Utah Office of Tourism . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617144557/http://travel.utah.gov/about_us/boardmembers.html . 2010-06-17 .

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