Full Name:
Tom Palzer
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Wenli; 4 Children
Birth Date:
02/01/1949
Birth Place:
Kankakee, IL
Home City:
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Attended, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago
MS, City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning, Governors State University, 1976-1977
Bachelors, City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning, Governors State University, 1974-1976
Attended, Business Administration/ Economics, Illinois State University, 1967-1969
Candidate, United States Senate, California, 2016, 2018
No caucus information on file.
President and State Coordinator, Foundation to Stop Top 2, Limited Liability Company, present
Level II Instructor, United States Golf Teaching Federation, present
Deputy for Operations, Director of Information Services and Urban Planner, Chicago Area Metropolitan Statistical Area and Kankakee Metropolitan Statistical Area, 1972-2008
Deputy for Operations, State of Illinois Chicago Area Transportation Study, 2000-2008
Executive Director, Kankakee County Regional Planning Commisson, 1972-1997
Director of Planning/Marketing, Senior Care Company, 1997
City Planner, City of Kankakee, Illinois, 1979-1986
Served, United States Air Force, 1969-1972
Contributor, Wounded Warrior Project, 2014-present
Member, Professional Golfers Association, present
Parishioner/Lector, Sacred Heart Church, Rancho Cucamonga, present
Parishioner, Saint Peter and Paul Church, Alta Loma, present
Favorite Athlete:
Dan Marino
Favorite Book:
The Golden Summer & Shattered Dreams
Favorite Musician:
John Legend
Favorite Quote:
"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." John Quincy Adams
Favorite TV Shows:
The Kelly File
Number of Grandchildren:
5