Thomas R. Galligan (born August 6, 1946)[1] is a former three-term mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States, serving from 1996 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2011.
Galligan graduated from Providence High School's class of 1964[2] in Clarksville, Indiana and then went to Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky for two years before leaving in 1966 and then attended economic development training conferences.
In his second term during 2002–2003 he was the chief elected official for workforce development for the region in Southern Indiana around Clark County.
In 1995, Galligan won a three-way race between Bob Potter and Sheryl Yoder in the Democratic primary with 48% of the vote.
[6] Galligan would also serve as mayor when the Ohio River reached flood stage declaring a local disaster emergency.
Floodgates were ordered up, the police department was asked to help enforce barricades for people ignoring them, and worked with the council to help with drainage plans.
Again in 1999 Galligan won a three-way race against John Perkins and Glenn Muncy in the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote.
Galligan then won the general election with 72% of the vote in another three-way race between Independent Robert Cook and Jac'kee' Cooper.
Galligan attended a five-day National League of Cities conference in New Orleans in December prior to officially becoming mayor.
[14] This incident would later become questioned by local citizens because of the excessive personal expenses that were paid for by the city, in the time of a budgeting crisis.
Galligan announced on December 18, 2007, that he would appoint Tony Harrod as chief of the Fire Department, replacing Clark Miles.
Galligan lost to the Republican challenger, Mike Moore, a longtime local business owner and Clark County Commissioner.