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American businessman and politician
Tom Suitt
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 29th district
In office
December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978
Preceded byRaymond T. Seeley
Succeeded byDavid G. Kelley
Personal details
Born(1936-09-30)September 30, 1936
Lake Village, Arkansas
DiedOctober 8, 2005(2005-10-08) (aged 69)
Palm Springs, California
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse Jaqueline Helen Strauss ​ ​(m. 1960)​
Children4

Noah Thomas Suitt (September 30, 1936 – October 5, 2005) was an American businessman and politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.

A banker and real estate developer 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. 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.

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.

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1974-1978
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1974 California State Assembly
District 75 		Tom Suitt 40,561 50.9% Raymond T. Seeley 39,132 49.1%
1976 California State Assembly
District 75 		Tom Suitt 63,218 56.9% Al McCandless 47,825 43.1%
1978 California State Assembly
District 75 		Tom Suitt 42,191 42.3% David G. Kelley 57,449 57.7%

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.
Political offices
Preceded byRaymond T. Seeley California State Assembly 75th District
1974 – 1978 		Succeeded byDavid G. Kelley
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