Mayor Douglas H. Palmer  ... is Trenton's first African American Mayor, first elected in 1990 and re-elected four times since. His  focus ranges across the spectrum of urban policy issues, relating to Trenton the best practices from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, of which he is a past president.  His 20-month term from December 2006 to June 2008 was the longest in that post since New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in the 1930s. See the 2009 City of Trenton Annual Report for an update on City activities. Download a PDF file of the Mayor's bio Link To The Mayor's Online Office