Peter Maitland Corroon is the current mayor

Mayor

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 of Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah

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, and a member of the Democratic Party

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. He was the Democratic candidate for governor

Governor

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 in the Utah gubernatorial election, 2010

Utah gubernatorial election, 2010

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, losing to Gary Herbert by a 33 point margin. He is first cousin to Howard Dean

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, former Vermont governor and former head of the Democratic National Committee

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.

Early life, education and career

Corroon graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1986. He obtained a law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law

Golden Gate University School of Law

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 and a master's from New York University

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 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

Utah

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 to challenge incumbent Republican Gary Herbert. In May, he announced his running mate will be Republican State Representative

Utah House of Representatives

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 Sheryl Allen

Sheryl Allen

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. 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.

External links

• Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon official government site