Joseph Palamara (born September 26, 1963) is a current Democratic member of the Wayne County Commission and a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
[1][2] During his undergraduate career at Michigan State University where he was an Evans Scholar, Palamara was a walk-on member of the baseball team.
He led the Spartans in hitting in his senior year, won the team's Sportsmanship Award, and was All-Big Ten and All-America at second base.
[3] Palamara received his Juris Doctor in 1985 from the Detroit College of Law.
[4] Palamara is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital and a former member of the Aerotropolis Executive Board.