Tedd Nesbit
{{Short description|American politician and attorney}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Tedd Nesbit
| caption =
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 8th
| term_start = January 6, 2015
| term_end =
| predecessor = Dick Stevenson
| successor = Timothy R. Bonner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|30}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Florida State University (BA)
Western Michigan University (JD)
| occupation = Attorney
| website = [http://www.votenesbit.com/ Campaign website] [http://www.repnesbit.com/ Representative website]
| termend = January 2, 2020
}}
Tedd Nesbit is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 8th House district in Butler County and Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Nesbit was born and raised in Grove City, Pennsylvania, where he attended Grove City Schools. After high school, he attended Florida State University on a Marine Corps. R.O.T.C. Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science.{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-05-03}}
Nesbit attended law school part-time at the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan and graduated magna cum laude in 2004.{{Cite web|title=Tedd Nesbit|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tedd_Nesbit|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}
Career
After graduating from college, Nesbit worked as a television reporter for a CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina.
In the late-1990s, Nesbit and his family moved back to Grove City and he began working for Nick Strimbu, Inc., a regional trucking company in Brookfield, Ohio, where he worked as a licensed truck driver.
Nesbit is a former Mercer County Assistant District Attorney and currently serves as a partner in the law firm of Bartholomew, Mudrinich and Nesbit (BMN).
After graduating from law school, Nesbit spent a year clerking for the Honorable John C. Reed in the Mercer Court of Common Pleas. Nesbit was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2014.{{Cite web|title=TEDD C. NESBIT|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5656&body=H|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=English|access-date=2020-05-03}}
In November 2019, Nesbit announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020, due to being elected to the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas.{{Cite web|title=High-ranking House Republican Toepel announces 2020 retirement|url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/high-ranking-house-republican-toepel-announces-2020-retirement/|last=Caruso|first=Stephen|website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-06}}{{Cite web|title=Special Election Expected To Be Held For Rep. Nesbit's Seat|url=http://butlerradio.com/special-election-expected-to-be-held-for-rep-nesbits-seat/|last=Friel|first=Tyler|date=2019-12-04|website=ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-06}}{{Cite web|title=Nesbit to step down Jan. 2 to become judge|url=https://www.sharonherald.com/news/nesbit-to-step-down-jan-2-to-become-judge/article_f00e8a4e-2864-11ea-8ed0-ef33279aa2e8.html|last=News|first=ERIC POOLE Herald Assistant Editor {{!}}|website=The Herald|date=27 December 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}
Nesbit left office on January 2, 2020. A special election was held on March 17, 2020, to fill the remainder of his term, which was won by Republican attorney, Timothy R. Bonner.{{Cite web|title=Representative Timothy R. Bonner|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/House_bio.cfm?id=1877|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=English|access-date=2020-05-03}}
Personal life
In December 2018, Nesbit was charged with a DUI after a weekend traffic stop. Charges are pending in the case, but state police declined to comment further on the traffic stop or to say when charges would be filed. “I made a mistake for which I am embarrassed and deeply sorry. It will not happen again. I intend to work hard to regain the trust of my constituents,” Nesbit said in the release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/nesbit-accused-of-dui/article_b364d58c-fce4-11e8-be75-ff9d4fede115.html|title = Nesbit accused of DUI| date=11 December 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.wfmj.com/story/39616842/psp-state-rep-nesbit-facing-dui-charge-in-mercer-county|title=PSP: State Rep. Nesbit facing DUI charge in Mercer County}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecranberryeagle.com/article/20181210/NEWS12/181219990/0/NEWS05|title=Charges are pending in Nesbit DUI case|date=10 December 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.repnesbit.com/ Official Web Site]
- [http://votetedd.com Campaign Website]
- [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=8 PA House profile]
- {{CongLinks |votesmart=150817}}
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Category:People from Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Western Michigan University Cooley Law School alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
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