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Peter James Tesei (/təsə/; Tes-EE born March 5, 1969) is an American businessman and politician. He served six terms as First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut for the Republican Party. He was succeeded by Fred Camillo in 2019. Tesei was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2018.

Early life

Tesei was born March 5, 1969, in Greenwich, Connecticut. His parents returned to town in 1967. He attended Julian Curtiss School and Greenwich Country Day School before enrolling at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He transferred to University of Connecticut where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1991.

Career

Before he was elected as First Selectman, Tesei was Vice President of the wealth management group at BNY Mellon in New York. Tesei is the owner of Peter J. Tesei, LLC, a consulting and advisory business and public affairs and communications firm for non-profits. He serves as executive director for Pathway's, Inc.

Politics

In 1988 at age 18, he was elected to the Greenwich Town Representative Meeting (RTM), the legislative body of Greenwich, Connecticut. He spent nearly twenty years in municipal government, serving on the Board of Estimate and Taxation. In 1986, he was endorsed with a letter of support by Lowell Weicker.

In 2007, he was elected First Selectman of Greenwich and served six terms until resigning in 2019.

Personal life

Tesei married Jill (née Vaughan) Tesei, a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, who operates an independent practice. They reside in Cos Cob and have two children; James (born 2009) and Caroline (born 2007).

References

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3. "Republican Peter Tesei won't seek re-election as Greenwich first selectman". Hartford Courant. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
4. "Peter Tesei". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
5. Borsuk, Ken (2018-08-08). "Tesei joins Stewart on the campaign trail for lieutenant governor". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
6. "Erin Stewart, Peter Tesei Forge Unusual Alliance In Governor's Race". Hartford Courant. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
7. "Letter: Tesei 'a trusted leader'". StamfordAdvocate. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
8. "Peter Tesei | Greenwich Economic Forum". greenwicheconomicforum.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
9. "PETER J. TESEI LLC". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
10. "Contact Us – Pathways". Retrieved 2023-04-21.
11. "JILL VAUGHAN TESEI". atcgreenwich. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
12. "First Selectman Tesei buys $1.25M home in Cos Cob". GreenwichTime. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
13. Borsuk, Ken (2021-11-11). "Former First Selectman Peter Tesei takes helm of Pathways, Greenwich nonprofit that helps those with mental illnesses". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
14. Writer, Neil Vigdor, Staff (2011-05-26). "Tesei, Theis launch Greenwich re-election bids". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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