Scott B. Palmer (born November 22, 1950) is a former United States congressional aide.
He was the chief of staff to United States Representative Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), the former Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives.
[3] He, Hastert and Hastert's Chief of Staff, Mike Stokke, shared a town house in Washington, D.C.[4] On October 4, 2006, in the midst of the Mark Foley scandal, Palmer publicly denied the assertion by Kirk Fordham, the onetime Chief of Staff for former U.S. Representative Mark Foley, that Fordham had told Palmer about Foley's inappropriate contacts with male pages in 2003 or earlier and had asked Palmer to intervene.
[5] Palmer released a statement that day that read, in full: "What Kirk Fordham said did not happen.
"[6] Palmer testified under oath in front of the House Ethics Committee on October 23, 2006, regarding his knowledge of the Mark Foley scandal.