Deedee Corradini

Who is Deedee Corradini?

Deedee Corradini is an American businesswoman and politician. She served as the 32nd mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1992 to 2000. She was the Salt Lake City's first and only female mayor.

Corradini, now Senior Vice President for Prudential Utah Real Estate, is also the President of Women's Ski Jumping-USA. She has been on the WSJ-USA board, and served as president for three years, taking a lead role in the battle to get women's ski jumping into the Olympic Winter Games.

Corradini attended school in Lebanon and Syria for 11 years as a child. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Drew University in 1965, and a Masters degree in Psychology from the University of Utah. She served as Press Secretary to Congressman Wayne Owens of Utah and then Rep. Richard Ottinger of New York in the early 1970s.

Although Utah leans strongly toward the Republican party, Corradini is a member of the Democratic Party. This is not unusual for Salt Lake City, which tends to elect Democrats more frequently than other regions of Utah.

Corradini's efforts gave Utah the initial shove that landed the state the 2002 Winter Olympics.