Education
University of Utah; Columbia Law School.
University of Utah; Columbia Law School.
A Democrat, he is the Salt Lake County Mayor, a position he has held since January 2013. McAdams has a bachelor"s degree in Political Science from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. 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. In November 2011, McAdams announced his campaign to succeed Peter Corroon as mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah.
On November 6, 2012, McAdams was elected with 54% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Mark Crockett. McAdams resigned from the state senate after taking office as mayor.
McAdams was mentioned as a potential candidate in Utah"s 2016 Senate race or Utah"s 2016 gubernatorial race, but McAdams declined to run for either position.
Utah Democratic Party, Democratic Party.
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.