Stephen Michael Palmer
Democrat for State Senate
Plymouth & Barnstable Senate District
Attend Steve's Official Campaign Annoucement,
Friday, June 22, 10am
on the front steps of The State House
Stephen Michael Palmer, Democrat
from Plymouth, is challenging incumbent President of the Senate Therese
Murray, for the Plymouth & Barnstable State Senate
Seat. Steve is running a grass roots campaign foucusing on much needed
change in state government.
Steve Belives that no one is representing the working people
any longer, most especially the Beacon Hill leadership, which
continues to tax & spend on the backs of working class people, and
which favors special - interest lobbyists over the average citizen.
One of six children, Steve is a native of Boston and a life - long
resident of the area. His father, a Boston & Maine Railroad
employee, raised six children while attending Boston College at night.
Steve is a 14 year resident of Plymouth, and has two children attending
Plymouth Public Schools. He was recently elected a Plymouth Town
Meeting Representative. Steve attended St. Francis of Assisi
Elementary School in Braintree and is a graduate of Braintree High,
where he was a record - setting track varsity letterman for 3 years in
a row. After graudating from high school, Steve attended Boston College
and Harvard University.
At the age of 18, Steve was elected to Braintree Town meeting
where he
was instrumental in supporting envirnonmental issues such as land
conservation, recycling, and the Town's funding of the Pond Meadow
Conservation area.
In 1990 Steve challenged 15 - year incumbent President of the Senate
William M. Bulger. Steve received an impressive 40% of the vote in the
State Primary Election.
For many years, Steve has served the community in various ways: He has
taught CCD classes at Saint Augustine's for 5 years. He is a former
South Boston Babe Ruth League baseball & CYO Football coach. He has
been a volunteer at Massachusetts General Hospital, member of the
Castle Island Association, and a former member of The Gate
of Heaven adult choir. He sang as a tenor along with his father
for the Irish Colver Ckub of Boston. Steve is also a former Secretary
of The South Shore Babe Ruth League. While living in the Ponds of
Plymouth, Steve rehabilitated a Babe Ruth League baseball field. He is
a current member of the Kinghts of Columbus, and a charter member of
the Elks of America.