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 is also known locally as 'McJunior','Baby McDermott' or 'McMayor'. 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.
[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] Personal life
He is married to Marissa McDermott of Warsaw, Poland and has three children.
He lives in the Woodmar neighborhood of Hammond near the local Purdue University Calumet campus.
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