Jason Scott Mesnick is an American

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personality, account executive, and realtor. He was the runner-up on

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of ''

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'' and was featured on season 13 of '' The Bachelor''.

Education

Mesnick graduated from

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in the Seattle suburb of

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, and the

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''The Bachelorette''/''The Bachelor''

Mesnick competed on the fourth season of ''The Bachelorette'', which premiered May 19, 2008, as one of the suitors of

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, even proposing in the final rose ceremony before Pappas stopped him. Mesnick was then chosen to be featured on the 13th season of ''The Bachelor'', which premiered in January 2009. On ''The Bachelor'', Mesnick proposed and became engaged to

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. On the season's finale, Mesnick revealed that he changed his mind. When Rycroft was brought out, he broke up with her, and she returned the engagement ring. Molly Malaney, the runner-up, was then brought out. Mesnick asked for another chance with her, and she accepted. Mesnick was a guest on

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the day after the final episode, '' After the Final Rose'', was aired. He said the chemistry was different between him and Rycroft. Kimmel asked Mesnick why he proposed marriage to Rycroft and Mesnick replied that Rycroft was exactly what he wanted at the time, but he did not want to lead Rycroft on. In June 2009 Rycroft announced her engagement to a man she had been dating in Dallas. In October 2009, while vacationing in New Zealand, Mesnick asked Molly to marry him and she accepted. They were married on February 27, 2010, in the

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suburb of

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. Their wedding aired in a two-hour special called ''The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding'', on March 8, 2010.

Personal life

Mesnick married Hilary Buckholz in 2003. The couple had a son in 2005 and divorced in 2007, agreeing to share custody of their son. In 2010, Mesnick married Molly Malaney. The couple had a daughter in 2013. The family resides in

. Mesnick is a residential real estate agent.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mesnick, Jason 1976 births Living people Television personalities from Cleveland People from Kirkland, Washington University of Washington alumni Bachelor Nation contestants