John A. Nejedly
| John A. Nejedly | |
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| State Senator | |
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In office 1969–1980 |
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| Preceded by | George Miller, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel E. Boatwright |
| Constituency | California State Senate District 7 |
| District Attorney | |
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In office 1958–1969 |
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| Constituency | Contra Costa County, CA |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1914 Oakland, CA |
| Died | September 19, 2006 Walnut Creek, CA |
| Political party | Republican Party (United States) |
| Children | Mary N. Piepho, James A. Nejedly, John T. Nejedly |
| Residence | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John A. Nejedly (October 22, 1914 – September 19, 2006) was a Republican State Senator who represented Contra Costa County, California from 1969 to 1980.
John Nejedly was born in Oakland, CA in 1914 and was raised there while attending public schools. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and went on to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.
After high school, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his B.S. in Business Administration in 1935. In 1938, he purchased a parcel of hillside land in the then-unincorporated area of Walnut Creek, CA, which in 1946 would become his lifelong home. He continued with his education and received his Bachelor of Laws from Boalt Hall (the UC Berkeley School of Law) in 1941.
From 1942 to 1946 he served with the United States Air Force in World War II as a Japanese language officer. He was also the lone survivor of a plane crash during the war.
Nejedly became a Deputy District Attorney for Contra Costa County in 1946, and in 1948 took on the additional role as the City Attorney for the City of Walnut Creek, both roles that he held until 1958. While serving as City Attorney, he played a key role in the creation of the Little Master Plan, a land use and public improvement plan that called for the culverting of portions of Walnut, Las Trampas, and San Ramon Creeks within downtown Walnut Creek, for the purpose of flood control and commercial development. This plan, which was adopted by the City in 1956, led to the expansion of Broadway Plaza and the creation of the portion of North Broadway between Lincoln Avenue and Mt. Diablo Boulevard. A plaque commemorating the Little Master Plan can be found at the corner of Duncan Street and North Broadway, in downtown Walnut Creek.
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