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.[citation needed]
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.[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
- ^ "Peter Corroon to succeed Jim Dabakis as Democratic Party chair". Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
- ^ California State Bar Membership Records
- ^ Arthur Raymond (9 January 2010). "Democrat Peter Corroon set to launch run for governor". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Corroon to run for governor". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "Corroon announces Rep. Allen as his running mate". KSL.
- ^ "NACo Board of Directors". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "United Way Board of Directors". United Way of Salt Lake. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
- ^ "Economic Development Corporation of Utah Board of Trustees". Economic Development Corporation of Utah.
- ^ "Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees". Utah Technology Council.
- ^ "Board of Tourism Development". Utah Office of Tourism. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.
External links
- Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon official government site