Ben McAdams
| Ben McAdams | |
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McAdams in 2015
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| Mayor of Salt Lake County | |
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Assumed office January 2013 |
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| Deputy | Nichole Dunn |
| Preceded by | Peter Corroon |
| Member of the Utah Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office January 2009 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Scott McCoy |
| Succeeded by | Jim Dabakis |
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| Born | December 5, 1974 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julie |
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University of Utah Columbia University |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Benjamin Michael 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.
McAdams has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah and a J.D. with honors from Columbia Law School. At Columbia, McAdams was a member of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review.
After graduating from law school, McAdams briefly worked in New York City as an associate at the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell. McAdams and his family then returned to Utah, where McAdams joined the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney in Salt Lake City, doing securities law. McAdams then became Senior Advisor to Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker.
McAdams has served as a volunteer adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah College of Law.
McAdams was elected to replace Scott McCoy as the senator for Utah's second district in a special election on December 19, 2009. McAdams 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.
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