Palmer DePaulis
{{Short description|American politician (born 1945)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Palmer DePaulis
| image = Palmer DePaulis.jpg
| order = 31st
| office = Mayor of Salt Lake City
| term_start = 1985
| term_end = 1992
| predecessor = Ted Wilson
| successor = Deedee Corradini
| profession = Politician
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1945}}
| children = Patrick J. DePaulis & Margaret (Megan) J. DePaulis
| spouse = Jeanne M. (Laufenburg) DePaulis
}}
Palmer DePaulis (born 1945) is an American politician in the state of Utah. He was a former mayor of Salt Lake City and held several high-level positions in the Utah state government. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Career
DePaulis was born in 1945 and served as a Salt Lake City Councilman before becoming the 31st mayor of Salt Lake City from 1985 to 1991.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/635208407/DePaulis-to-lead-culture-department.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023054305/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635208407/DePaulis-to-lead-culture-department.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|title=DePaulis to lead culture department|last=Bulkeley|first=Deborah|date=May 18, 2006|work=Deseret News|access-date=November 17, 2018|last2=Roche|first2=Lisa Riley}} He was the first Roman Catholic mayor of Salt Lake City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/525034653/Religion-re-enters-SL-mayoral-race.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023054330/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/525034653/Religion-re-enters-SL-mayoral-race.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|title=Religion re-enters S.L. mayoral race|last=Bernick Jr.|first=Bob|date=October 31, 2003|work=Deseret News|access-date=November 17, 2018}} He subsequently served as Chief of Staff to Utah Attorney General Jan Graham, as a Commissioner at the Utah State Tax Commission, and as Executive Director of the Department of Community and Culture.{{cite web|url=http://www.utah.gov/governor/cabinet/appointments-depaulis.html|title=Palmer DePaulis, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Human Services|publisher=Utah Government|accessdate=15 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104124/http://www.utah.gov/governor/cabinet/appointments-depaulis.html|archivedate=19 May 2011}} In June 2010, Governor Gary Herbert appointed him as Executive Director of the Department of Human Services.
While serving as the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Community and Culture, under then Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr., a housing development to serve chronically homeless Utahns was named "Palmer Court" to recognize Depaulis's decades long involvement in homeless issues.{{Cite web |date=2013-11-03 |title=Difference maker: Palmer DePaulis bringing 30 years of public service to a close |url=https://www.deseret.com/2013/11/3/20528933/difference-maker-palmer-depaulis-bringing-30-years-of-public-service-to-a-close |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}
In 2014 DePaulis was presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day by Intermountain Catholic.{{Cite web |title=Palmer DePaulis presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day - Intermountain Catholic |url=http://www.icatholic.org/article/palmer-depaulis-presented-with-career-humanitarian-award-4427259 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=www.icatholic.org}}
DePaulis is credited for his efforts to and building a team that was responsible for saving the historic Salt Lake City & County Building while mayor of Salt Lake City.{{Cite web |title=Letter: Thanks to Palmer DePaulis and his team for saving City and County Building |url=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2018/07/06/letter-thanks-palmer/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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Category:20th-century Roman Catholics
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Category:American Roman Catholics
Category:Mayors of Salt Lake City
Category:20th-century Utah politicians
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