Andy Rigsbee
Andy Rigsbee is running for a seat on the Springfield, Ohio, city commission in November 2025. And he's an embezzler. And Tracey Tackett LOVES him.
8/8/20252 min read
Take a gander at this criminal.........
This man lived with his wife, Cheryl Rigsbee, who embezzled 2 million dollars from local and county fire charities. She's in prison now for 11 years after pleading guilty. He didn't divorce her until 2017.
There is no way to believe that he didn't know, participate, and enjoy every dollar that was spent.
Why would a man like this even think he should run for a seat on a city commission?
Why would any of those 400 people sign a petition to put him on the ballot?
Why is he allowed to be an Interim Director for a group called Project Woman?
What is this town thinking?
State v Rigsbee (2013): https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/second-district-court-of-appeals/2013/2012-ca-31-0.html
State v. Rigsbee (2007): https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/second-district-court-of-appeals/2007/2007-ohio-6267.html and https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/oh-court-of-appeals/1177593.html
There are three seats and four people running,
Barron (write-in)
Ricketts (water)
Rigsbee (embezzler)
Wallace (who knows)
In more things that are inexplicable: He was appointed Interim Executive Director for a group called Project Woman, an organization with horrible reviews and a plethora of accounts of not providing help to anyone. Their heyday of federal funds was in 2019-2020 (of course) but in 2025, they received less than $300K in funding and most of that would have to go to the salaries reflected on the highergov.com website.
“Andy’s background in emergency response and community advocacy equips him to lead with strength and compassion. We’re confident in his ability to support our team and the individuals we serve while we look toward the future.”
All the above to ask, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE???
This was his Facebook post picture for his petition signing event at Winans. I'm hoping the empty and the 90 Facebook likes are a good sign.
Why doesn't this town want to get rid of the criminals when "electing" its leaders? (I put electing in quotes, because we know Bryan Heck has to approve candidates and let the Clark County Board of Education know who can run for or win anything.)