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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former Arkansas congressman Tommy Robinson has died at the age of 82.
The St. Francis County coroner confirmed that Robinson died around 7 p.m. on Wednesday at a hospital in Forrest City.
Robinson was a well-known Arkansas figure, having served as a 2nd Congressional District Congressman from 1985 to 1991.
He famously won his seat in Congress as a Democrat and then switched to the Republican party while still in office.
Robinson later lost in a Republican primary race for governor of Arkansas in 1990.
Before entering politics, Robinson had a high-profile career in law enforcement and was elected as Pulaski County Sheriff in 1980.
Robinson’s time as sheriff was steeped in controversy, making headlines across the nation for attention-getting actions that he to...
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