predecessor successor religion birth_place children party office birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name alma_mater
lynn pett incumbent the mormon -rrb- church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- murray , utah 5 democrat mayor of murray , utah 1 january 1950 23rd january 01 , 1998 april thompson dan snarr 1.jpg dan snarr
 january 01 , 2014 dan snarr university of utah
dan snarr

daniel c. `` dan '' snarr is a four-time elected mayor of murray , utah .
snarr was first elected in 1997 and was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term that began in january 2010 and ended in january 2014 .
as a former mayor in a mayor / council form of government , murray city employed 396 full - and part-time employees and 487 seasonal employees .
snarr oversaw a budget of $ 83 million .
snarr , who was raised in the millcreek area , moved to murray with his family in 1978 and decided to run for mayor in the mid - '90s .
his relatives have lived in murray for generations .
snarr attended the university of utah and earned a bachelor of science in organizational communications .
he also served a two-year mission in scotland for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- lds church -rrb- .
mayor snarr also served as a demolition expert in the 19th special forces group of the utah national guard .
prior to serving as mayor , he was a co-owner of snarr brothers landscaping , a property maintenance business in utah .
maintaining his murray roots , snarr brothers is housed in a historic house , which the mayor restored .
snarr is married to april thompson snarr .
he has five children and three grandchildren .
he is the father of actor trevor snarr .
snarr said he decided to seek public office because he wanted to continue the work of former mayor lynn pett .
during snarr 's tenure in office , murray saw the cleanup of the smelter site that is now the home of the intermountain medical center ; the property cleanup to establish the willow pond park ; and the revitalization of the city 's gateway at 5300 south street and state street .
-lrb- the area used to bring in less than $ 200,000 in sales-tax revenue ; now it generates some $ 2 million . -rrb- .
murray also became involved in the utah telecommunication open infrastructure agency -lrb- utopia -rrb- community ftth program .
snarr has much well known personal flair , such as driving a harley davidson motorcycle while wearing leather garb .
perhaps his most famous trademark is his handlebar mustache which reached a total length of one-foot .
his mustache received national attention when murray hosted a hometown segment of the show american idol .
snarr was seen onstage with contestant david archuleta , and generated banter from host ryan seacrest concerning the mustache 's length .
this national recognition caused the mayor to receive mention from the american mustache institute and `` esquire '' magazine .
by april 2012 , however , he had grown a variation on the mustache , featuring long muttonchop-style whiskers that are waxed at the end .
in 2013 , he was one of nine mayors who established july 15 as social media giving day , encouraging citizens to support charities via social media .
after completing his time as murray city mayor , snarr was the democratic party nominee for a seat on the salt lake county council .
he was defeated in november 2014 by republican incumbent aimee winder newton 55 % to 45 % .
