Robin Tallon

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Robin Tallon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byJohn Light Napier
Succeeded byJim Clyburn
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
In office
December 2, 1980 – December 7, 1982
Preceded byHicks Harwell
Succeeded byFrank Gilbert
Personal details
Born
Robert Mooneyhan Tallon Jr.

(1946-08-08) August 8, 1946 (age 77)
Hemingway, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materAmerican University (BA)
Professionbusinessman, 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]

  1. ^ "ReFormers Caucus". Issue One. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ^ "Former South Carolina congressman arrested for shoplifting". WIS (TV). Associated Press. 9 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Eckerd drops charges against ex-representative". Wilmington Star-News. Associated Press. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th congressional district

1983–1993
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative