Thomas Calter | |
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Town Administrator in Kingston | |
In office 2018–2020 | |
12th Plymouth District Representative | |
In office 2007–2018 | |
Preceded by | Tom O'Brien |
Succeeded by | Kathleen LaNatra |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas J. Calter III September 10,1957 Boston,Massachusetts,USA |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Patty Calter |
Children | 3 |
Education | North Adams State College Northeastern University |
Thomas J. Calter III (born September 10,1957 in Boston) [1] is the former town administrator [2] of Kingston,Massachusetts. He previously represented the 12th Plymouth District,which includes the towns of Kingston and Plympton and parts of Plymouth,Duxbury,Halifax,and Middleborough,in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Calter was born on September 10,1957 in Boston,Massachusetts [1] and raised in Avon.[ citation needed ] He attended Cardinal Spellman High School before receiving his BA from North Adams State College and his MBA from Northeastern University. [1]
Prior to his political career,Calter spent more than 30 years working in the environmental services industry.[ citation needed ] He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2006 in a short campaign. His predecessor,Tom O'Brien was appointed to the post Treasurer of Plymouth County in August 2006,after it was too late to be taken off the ballot for the primary election. O'Brien won the popular vote in the primary election,but declined the nomination. Calter was selected in a caucus of representatives from the Democratic Town Committees in the district to be the Democratic nominee on the ballot. In the general election,Calter defeated Olly deMacedo by 296 votes. He resigned from the House in 2018 to become town administrator of Kingston. [3]
In early 2019,Halifax assessors demanded the payment of personal property taxes and delinquent interest in the amount of $12,511.09 by Jordan Health and Wellness Center,RKP Capital,LLC,of which Thomas Calter is the principal. Calter refused payment and instead insisted on either paying a smaller amount in the sum of $1,151.20 or appealing the issue to the Appellate Tax Board. The issue had been ongoing since mid-2016. [4]
Calter resigned in mid-2020 from his position as Town Administrator in Kingston after a public argument with a member of the Board of Selectmen in a local restaurant. The argument was a violation of town conduct policy. [5]
Calter and his wife Patty live in Kingston and have three grown children,Ryan,Kerri,and Patrick.
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