Douglas Palmer | |
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45th Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey | |
In office July 1, 1990 –June 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Carmen J. Armenti |
Succeeded by | Tony F. Mack |
65th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Preceded by | Michael Guido |
Succeeded by | Manny Diaz |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Harold Palmer October 19,1951 Trenton,New Jersey,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Christiana Foglio-Palmer |
Children | Laila Rose (born 2002) |
Residence(s) | Trenton,New Jersey,U.S. |
Alma mater | Hampton University |
Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19,1951) is a former politician who was the first African-American mayor of Trenton,New Jersey.
Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown,New Jersey. He is a graduate of Virginia's private historically black college Hampton University,where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 1973. Doug is also a member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. He took office as mayor of Trenton on July 1,1990,having defeated former city council president and mayor Carmen Armenti. [1]
Palmer helped to initiate the Trenton Office of Policy Studies,now the John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy, [2] at Thomas Edison State University a unique think tank under the executive directorship of John P. Thurber,representing a partnership among the Mayor's Office,the University,and foundations to provide high quality focused research to the administration of a small city.
Palmer assembled a talented cabinet,including William Bill Watson as Chief of Staff,Alan Mallach as Director of Housing and Urban Development, [3] and Elizabeth Johnson as Director of Recreation,Natural Resources,and Culture.
Palmer was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, [4] a bipartisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Palmer announced at a press conference December 7,2009,that he would not seek a sixth term as mayor of Trenton.
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