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.
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.
He is married to Marissa McDermott of Warsaw, Poland and has four children.
He lives in Hammond.