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Thomas Matthew McDermott Jr. (born March 4, 1969) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Indiana serving as the 20th mayor of Hammond, Indiana. He took office on January 1, 2004, the first elected government office he has held.
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Thomas McDermott Jr. served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1994. McDermott earned an undergraduate degree from Purdue University Northwest and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. He has been affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Indiana Bar Association, The Friendly Sons of Erin, and Indiana Society of Chicago.
Thomas McDermott, Jr. is the 20th Mayor of Hammond, Indiana’s 8th largest city. Over his 18 years as Mayor, Tom has brought in over a billion dollars in economic development to the city and has helped fund thousands of students’ higher education dreams with the College Bound Scholarship Program.
Jun 8, 2023 · Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. won Indiana's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate Tuesday. He will face U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Libertarian James Sceniak in the Nov. 8 general
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Oct 11, 2022 · Indiana's U.S. Senate race features Todd Young, Thomas McDermott Jr. and James Sceniak. The Tribune is partnering with the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area and the American...
Feb 18, 2022 · Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. will be the lone Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate because he is better at collecting autographs than his challengers.
Aug 19, 2021 · Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to begin raising money for a Senate race. McDermott has been mayor of the largest city in northwestern Indiana’s Lake County since 2004 but isn’t well known outside that region.
