Nancy Workman
American politician (1940–2020)
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::summary American politician (1940–2020) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| office | Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah |
| predecessor | Office created |
| successor | Peter Corroon |
| term | 2000–2004 |
| party | Republican |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pueblo, Colorado, US |
| death_date | |
| death_place | St. George, Utah, US |
| alma_mater | University of Utah |
| spouse | Reed Workman |
| :: |
| office = Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah | predecessor = Office created | successor = Peter Corroon | term = 2000–2004 | party = Republican | birth_date = | birth_place = Pueblo, Colorado, US | death_date = | death_place =St. George, Utah, US | alma_mater = University of Utah | spouse=Reed Workman
Nancy Workman (December 9, 1940 – May 3, 2020) was an American politician who was the first county mayor of Salt Lake County, and a member of the Republican Party. She was the last Republican to have held this office.{{cite news |title=Ballot-exit law likely will be changed in 2005 |author=Bob Bernick Jr. |newspaper=Deseret News |date=September 16, 2004 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,595091626,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121093742/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,595091626,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013
Workman went to college at the University of Utah and ran a construction business before seeking office as county recorder. After an unsuccessful bid in 1990 she was finally elected in 1994 to a six-year term. Later, after the post was approved by the county commission, Workman was elected to the newly created post of county mayor of Salt Lake County.
As County Mayor, Workman presided over a budget of nearly $700 million and never asked for a tax increase. She moved the county-owned planetarium from its historic but outdated facility on State Street to the new Gateway shopping development. Workman also worked to establish a fire district and supported self-determination of unincorporated areas in the county.
In 2004, Democratic District Attorney David Yocum accused Workman of misusing funds to pay for an employee at a local chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. She faced two felony charges of misusing county monies by allegedly placing county employees at the club:{{cite book |title=Ethics management for public administrators: building organizations of integrity |author=Donald C. Menzel |page=102 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |year=2007 |isbn=9780765618139 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=veQe50wY-acC&pg=PA102 |accessdate=2010-07-20
During the trial, it was revealed that the county employee was actually hired as a replacement for Workman's daughter at the Boys & Girls Club, rather than an assistant, as the D.A. had suspected. On February 10, 2005 a jury found Workman not guilty of all charges.{{cite news |title=Workman sheds tears at acquittal |newspaper=Deseret News |date=February 11, 2005 |author=Alan Edwards |accessdate=2010-07-20 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7198151.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104093610/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7198151.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012
Originally, Workman decided not to drop out of the 2004 county mayoral race, even when the Utah GOP dropped public support for her. The Republicans replaced her with Ellis Ivory as a write-in candidate. On October 12, 2004, Workman then dropped out of the race in an effort to give the Republicans a better chance at securing the office.{{cite news |title=Embattled Salt Lake Mayor Quits Race |agency=AP |date=October 12, 2004}} She was succeeded in office by Democrat Peter Corroon.
Workman later served as the President and CEO of the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce. She died at her home in St. George in 2020, aged 79.
References
References
- "Obituary for Nancy Workman at Broomhead Funeral Home".
- ''State of Utah v. Nancy B. Workman'', case number 041905777.
- [https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/05/09/nancy-workman-salt-lake/ Nancy Workman, Salt Lake County’s first mayor, dies at 79]
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