Tom Suitt

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Tom Suitt
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 29th district
In office
December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978
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Noah Thomas "Tom" Suitt (September 30, 1936 in Lake Village, Arkansas - October 5, 2005 in Palm Springs, California) was an American businessman and politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party. [1]

A banker and real estate developer [2] from Palm Springs, Suitt ran for the California State Assembly and unseated GOP incumbent Raymond T. Seeley in the post Watergate 1974 election that proved great for Democrats up and down the ballot. [3] In 1976 he won reelection over Riverside County Supervisor Al McCandless but lost his bid for a third term in 1978 to Republican David G. Kelley, a year that turned out to be a great for down ballot Republicans. [4]

Suitt also served as Chairman of the Board of Desert Regional Medical Center, was a founder of the Palm Springs Economic Development Corporation and was founder and former chairman of Canyon National Bank. [5]

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1974-1978
YearOfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
1974California State Assembly
District 75		Tom Suitt40,56150.9%Raymond T. Seeley39,13249.1%
1976California State Assembly
District 75		Tom Suitt63,21856.9%Al McCandless47,82543.1%
1978California State Assembly
District 75		Tom Suitt42,19142.3%David G. Kelley57,44957.7%

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References

  1. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – Tom Suitt". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-desert-sun-tom-suitt-obituary-1936/38670604/
  3. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – 1974-11-05". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – 1978-11-07". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 6, 2024.
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