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Deedee Corradini served as mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1992 to 2000 Corradini was Salt Lake City's first and only female mayor.
Although the position of mayor in Salt Lake City is officially nonpartisan, Corradini was a Democrat. A single parent, Corradini's political and personal life often were the object of gossip and acrimony from those who felt a woman had no business in such a position, as well as from those who felt she was "pushy".
Corradini's "pushiness" gave Utah the initial shove that landed the state the 2002 Winter Olympics. Corradini was the first female to receive the Olympic flag when it was passed to Salt Lake City at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Under Corradini's watch, the city's population experienced a tremendous growth spurt with the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City and the rest of the state began to grow by thousands of families a month.
Many non-Mormons felt her "deal" that gave city property to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in exchange for its support of the Games was inexcusable although her successor, Rocky Anderson, found it politically efficient to pander to the powers that be, as well.
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