Douglas Palmer made history as the first African American Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Palmer helped to initiate the Trenton Office of Policy Studies, now the John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy and was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a bipartisan group with a stated goal of “making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets.” Palmer’s tenure as mayor is a testament to his commitment to public service and community empowerment.
