Robin Tallon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Light Napier |
| Succeeded by | Jim Clyburn |
| Member of theSouth 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. (1946-08-08)August 8, 1946 (age 79) |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2025) Independent (2025–present) |
| Education | University of South Carolina American University (BA) |
Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon Jr. (born August 8, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served five terms as aUnited States representative fromSouth Carolina from 1983 to 1993. He was a member of theDemocratic Party before leaving in 2025.
Born inHemingway, South Carolina, Tallon graduated fromDillon High School in 1964 and then attendedUniversity of South Carolina in 1964-1965. He received hisBachelor of Arts fromAmerican University in 1994.
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 theWhite House Conference on Small Business in 1980.
Tallon was a member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982. He was elected as aDemocrat to the98th 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.
AfterSouth 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 the103rd United States Congress.
Tallon is a principal in the government affairs and public relations firm, Jenkins Hill Consulting, inWashington, D.C., and serves on the board of trustees of theMedical University of South Carolina. Tallon is a member of the ReFormers Caucus ofIssue One.[1]
In April 2025, during an interview with theSouth Carolina Daily Gazette, Tallon said he no longer considered himself a Democrat, saying that he felt that the party had moved too far left. He also expressed interest inrunning for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina against Republican incumbentLindsey Graham as anindependent.[2]
Tallon is a resident ofFlorence, South Carolina, andWashington, D.C. On October 25, 2002, police arrested Tallon forshoplifting from anEckerd's drug store. The items stolen were less than $13.[3] Eckerd soon dropped the charges.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 6th congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
