Robin Tallon
Robin Tallon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Light Napier |
| Succeeded by | Jim Clyburn |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 62nd district | |
| In office December 2, 1980 – December 7, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Hicks Harwell |
| Succeeded by | Frank Gilbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Mooneyhan Tallon Jr. August 8, 1946 Hemingway, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American University (BA) |
| Profession | businessman, real estate broker |
Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon Jr. (born August 8, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from South Carolina from 1983 to 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Hemingway, South Carolina, Tallon graduated from Dillon High School in 1964 and then attended University of South Carolina in 1964-1965. He received his Bachelor of Arts from American University in 1994.
Career
[edit]Tallon was the owner of a chain of retail clothing stores in the Carolinas and Georgia and real estate broker and developer before entering politics. He was a delegate of the White House Conference on Small Business in 1980.
Congress
[edit]Tallon was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993. He was a member of the Agricultural Committee, the Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee and was Chairman of the Tourism Caucus.
After South Carolina's 6th congressional district was redrawn by the legislature following the 1990 census and became a majority-minority district, Tallon opted not to run in 1992 for renomination as a candidate to the 103rd United States Congress.
Later career
[edit]He is a principal in the government affairs and public relations firm, Jenkins Hill Consulting, in Washington, D.C., and serves on the board of trustees of the Medical University of South Carolina. Tallon is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Tallon is a resident of Florence, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. On October 25, 2002, police arrested Tallon for shoplifting from an Eckerd's drug store. The items stolen were less than $13.[2] Eckerd soon dropped the charges.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ReFormers Caucus". Issue One. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Former South Carolina congressman arrested for shoplifting". WIS (TV). Associated Press. 9 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Eckerd drops charges against ex-representative". Wilmington Star-News. Associated Press. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
- People from Hemingway, South Carolina
- University of South Carolina alumni
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century South Carolina politicians
- People from Florence, South Carolina
- Members of Congress who became lobbyists