Biography
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. Palmer is also a member of Groove Phi Groove fellowship. 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.
In 2023,he was inducted into Hampton University's athletics hall of fame. He had played for both the Pirates football and Pirates baseball teams. [5]
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