Peter Corroon

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::summary American politician (born 1964) ::

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Field	Value
name	Peter Corroon
image	Peter Corroon.jpg
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
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)
website
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| name = Peter Corroon | image = Peter Corroon.jpg | 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 = | birth_place = Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Amy | children = 3 | education = Carnegie Mellon University (BS) Golden Gate University (JD) New York University (MS) | website = Peter Maitland Corroon (born July 16, 1964) is an American politician, former Utah Democratic Party chair, 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 and a master's from New York University in real estate. For a time, Corroon ran a small development company.

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. 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.

In addition to being mayor of Salt Lake County, Corroon also serves as a board member for the National Association of Counties, the United Way, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, the Utah Technology Council and the Utah State Board of Tourism.

References

References

1. (27 April 2014). "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. Arthur Raymond. (9 January 2010). "Democrat Peter Corroon set to launch run for governor". [[Deseret News]].
4. "Corroon to run for governor". Salt Lake Tribune.
5. "Corroon announces Rep. Allen as his running mate". KSL.
6. "NACo Board of Directors". National Association of Counties.
7. "United Way Board of Directors". United Way of Salt Lake.
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.

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