Peter Maitland Corroon (born July 16, 1964) is an American politician, former

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chair, and the former

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. He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for

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in the 2010 election. Corroon is a first cousin to

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, former

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governor and former head of the

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Early life, education and career

Corroon graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1986. He obtained a

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degree from Golden Gate University School of Law and a master's from

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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

of the state of Utah to challenge incumbent Republican

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. 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.

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Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon
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