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Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19, 1951) is a former politician who was the first
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mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.


Biography

Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Bordentown Military Institute in
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. He is a graduate of Virginia's private historically black college
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, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 1973. Doug 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. Palmer helped to initiate the Trenton Office of Policy Studies, now the
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, 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, and Elizabeth Johnson as Director of Recreation, Natural Resources, and Culture. Palmer was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a
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group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by
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. 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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External links


www.groovephigroove.org

Official page on Trenton city website



John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy
* 1951 births 20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Living people Mayors of Trenton, New Jersey African-American mayors in New Jersey Hampton University alumni Presidents of the United States Conference of Mayors Bordentown Military Institute alumni 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians {{TrentonNJ-stub