About Tom Suitt
Lived 1936 – 2005 (aged 69). Tom Suitt was an American politician.
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.
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Who was Tom Suitt?
American businessman and politician
When was Tom Suitt born?
Tom Suitt was born on 30 September 1936.
When did Tom Suitt die?
Tom Suitt died on 5 October 2005.
What was Tom Suitt's occupation?
Tom Suitt was a politician.
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Tom Suitt was American.
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