Thomas McDermott, Jr.

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Thomas Matthew McDermott Junior,(D), born March 1969, is the 20th mayor of Hammond, Indiana, USA, Indiana's 6th largest city. He took office on January 1, 2004. Mayor of Hammond is his first elected government office.

He has followed in the footsteps of his father, Thomas McDermott, Sr, (R) who was the 18th Mayor of Hammond and served from 1984-1992.

[edit] Life before politics

After High School, McDermott joined the United States Navy.

After the Persian Gulf War he attended Purdue University Calumet and later the University of Notre Dame Law school near South Bend, Indiana.

[edit] Politics

During his first term in office, McDermott is notably credited for the razing of the River Park Apartment complex and attracting a Cabela's store and a future water park resort to the former Woodmar Country Club site in south Hammond.

On March 28, 2008, McDermott endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton for President and hosted a rally for the senator in which she attended. Senator Clinton's arrival in Hammond was the first visit of any presidential political candidate since Ronald Reagan visited Hammond (Hessville Park) in 1976, and Robert Kennedy in 1968.