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 by	Jim Dabakis
Succeeded by	Daisy Thomas
Mayor of Salt Lake County
In office November 2004 – January 2013
Deputy	Nichole Dunn
Preceded by	Nancy Workman
Succeeded by	Ben McAdams
Personal details
Born	Peter Maitland Corroon (1964-07-16) July 16, 1964 (age 61) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Amy
Children	3
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BS) Golden Gate University (JD) New York University (MS)
Website	Official 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.^{[citation needed]}

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]