Palmer 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.

Palmer DePaulis
31st Mayor of Salt Lake City
In office
1985–1992
Preceded byTed Wilson
Succeeded byDeedee Corradini
Personal details
Born1945 (age 77–78)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeanne M. (Laufenburg) DePaulis
ChildrenPatrick J. DePaulis & Margaret (Megan) J. DePaulis
ProfessionPolitician

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.[1] He was the first Roman Catholic mayor of Salt Lake City.[2] 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.[3] In June 2010, Governor Gary Herbert appointed him as Executive Director of the Department of Human Services.[3]

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.[4]

In 2014 DePaulis was presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day by Intermountain Catholic.[5]

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.[6]

See also

References
  1. Bulkeley, Deborah; Roche, Lisa Riley (May 18, 2006). "DePaulis to lead culture department". Deseret News. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. Bernick Jr., Bob (October 31, 2003). "Religion re-enters S.L. mayoral race". Deseret News. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. "Palmer DePaulis, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Human Services". Utah Government. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. "Difference maker: Palmer DePaulis bringing 30 years of public service to a close". Deseret News. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. "Palmer DePaulis presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day - Intermountain Catholic". www.icatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. "Letter: Thanks to Palmer DePaulis and his team for saving City and County Building". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

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