Ben McAdams

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Ben McAdams
Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2013
Deputy	Nichole Dunn
Preceded by	Peter Corroon
Member of the Utah Senate from the 2nd district
In office 2009–2012
Preceded by	Scott McCoy
Succeeded by	Jim Dabakis
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-05) December 5, 1974
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Julie
Residence	Salt Lake City
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ben McAdams (born December 5, 1974) is an American politician and attorney from Utah. A Democrat, he is the Salt Lake County Mayor, a position he has held since January 2013. Formerly, McAdams was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 2nd senate district in Salt Lake County including Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake City and a portion of West Valley.

Biography

McAdams has a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and a JD from Columbia Law School. He subsequently worked as an associate at the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and as the Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs for Salt Lake City under Mayor Ralph Becker.^[1] He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Political career

McAdams was elected to replace Scott McCoy in a special election on December 19, 2009^[2] and was subsequently elected to a four-year term on November 2, 2010.

In March 2011, his attempt to propose a bill against workplace discrimination for gays and lesbians was rejected.^[3]^[4]

In November 2011, McAdams announced his campaign to succeed Peter Corroon as mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah.^[5] On November 6, 2012, Ben McAdams was elected with 54% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Mark Crockett.^[6]

References

↑ [ Salt Lake City Mayor's Office Executive Staff]
↑ [ Democrats tap McAdams for Seat in Legislature]
↑ Advocate.com Editors, 'Utah: No Hearing on LGBT Rights', in The Advocate, March 2, 2011 []
↑ Robert Gehrke, 'Senate: No hearing for anti-discrimination bill', in The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 28, 2011 []
↑ [ State Sen. Ben McAdams officially enters race for Salt Lake County mayor]
↑ "Ben McAdams wins Salt Lake County mayor’s race". Salt Lake Tribune.

External links

Ben McAdams' web site

Political offices
Preceded by Peter Corroon	Mayor of Salt Lake County 2013–present	Incumbent

Members of the Utah State Senate

60th State Legislature (2013)

President of the Senate: Wayne L. Niederhauser (R)
Majority Leader: Ralph Okerlund (R)
Minority Leader: Gene Davis (D)

Luz Robles (D)
Jim Dabakis (D)
Gene Davis (D)
Patricia W. Jones (D)
Karen Mayne (D)
Wayne Harper (R)
Deidre Henderson (R)
Brian Shiozawa (R)

Peter C. Knudson (R)
Stuart C. Reid (R)
Allen M. Christensen (R)
Scott K. Jenkins (R)
Jerry Stevenson (R)
J. Stuart Adams (R)
Todd Weiler (R)
Ralph Okerlund (R)

Lyle W. Hillyard (R)
Kevin T. VanTassell (R)
David P. Hinkins (R)
Evan Vickers (R)
Stephen H. Urquhart (R)

C births

Persondata
Name	McAdams, Ben
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 5, 1974
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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