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Robert Tomlinson

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Robert Tomlinson
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania State Senate District 6
Successor: Frank Farry

Education

Bachelor's

West Chester State College, 1971

Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Funeral Director
Contact

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Robert Tomlinson (Republican Party) (also known as Tommy) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on December 1, 1994. He left office on November 30, 2022.

Tomlinson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Tomlinson served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 to 1994 and was a member of the Bensalem School Board from 1978 to 1990.


Biography

Tomlinson earned his B.S. from West Chester State College in 1970 and his B.S. in mortuary science from Miami Dade University in 1971. His professional experience includes working as a funeral director.[1]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Tomlinson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Tomlinson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Community, Economic & Recreational Development
• Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Chair
• Education
• Rules & Executive Nominations
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tomlinson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Tomlinson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tomlinson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tomlinson served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022

Robert Tomlinson did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6

Incumbent Robert Tomlinson defeated Tina Davis in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Tomlinson
Robert Tomlinson (R)
 
50.0
 
54,382
Image of Tina Davis
Tina Davis (D)
 
50.0
 
54,308

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 108,690
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6

Tina Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tina Davis
Tina Davis
 
100.0
 
15,025

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 15,025
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6

Incumbent Robert Tomlinson advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 6 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Tomlinson
Robert Tomlinson
 
100.0
 
14,485

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 14,485
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2014

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014
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Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Robert Tomlinson was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Kimberly Yeager-Rose was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tomlinson defeated Yeager-Rose in the general election.[2][3][4]

The Pennsylvania State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Pennsylvania Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounted to 16 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. District 6 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and the Philadelphia City Paper as a battleground district that could determine control of the Pennsylvania State Senate. In District 6, incumbent Robert Tomlinson (R) faced off against Kimberly Yeager-Rose (D) in the general election. Redrawn in 2010, District 6 favored a generic Democrat by 4 points.[5]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Tomlinson Incumbent 61.8% 45,361
     Democratic Kimberly Yeager-Rose 38.2% 27,997
Total Votes 73,358

2010

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Tomlinson won re-election to District 6. He was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Bryan Allen in the November 2 general election.[6]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 6
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Tomlinson (R) 49,958
Bryan Allen (D) 35,879

2006

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Tomlinson was re-elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 6.[7] Tomlinson raised $505,761 for this campaign.[8]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 6
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png TOMLINSON, ROBERT TOMMY (R) 47,772
LANG, PAUL (D) 41,685

Campaign finance summary

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Robert Tomlinson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Pennsylvania State Senate District 6Won general$895,577 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6Won $1,631,695 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6Won $521,553 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6Won $505,761 N/A**
2002Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6Won $1,198,539 N/A**
1998Pennsylvania State Senate, District 6Won $269,331 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30.

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2015


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2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Mike is married to Nancy Tomlinson. They have two children.[1]

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on January 21, 2021

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On January 21, 2021, Tomlinson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[9]

See also

External links

Candidate

Pennsylvania State Senate District 6
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Robert Tomlinson," accessed March 11, 2014
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
    4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
    5. ↑ City Paper, "If Dems flip state Senate, it will be with these five seats," March 27, 2014
    6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2010 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
    7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2006 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
    8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Report on 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 11, 2014
    9. ↑ PennLive, "Pa.’s most veteran state senator tests positive for COVID-19," January 21, 2021

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    Preceded by
    -     		Pennsylvania State Senate District 6
    1994-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Frank Farry (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Pennsylvania House of Representatives
    1991-1994    		 Succeeded by
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