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. Early life, education and careerCorroon 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 careerIn 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
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