Tommy Tomlinson


Robert M. Tomlinson is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, who has represented the 6th District since 1995. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 18th District from 1991 to 1994. He was a director of the Bensalem Township School District from 1978 to 1990.
In 2010, Tomlinson saved Lower Bucks Hospital from closure by legalizing table games in Bucks County casinos. The tax revenue generated allowed the hospital to avoid closure. In November 2019, Tomlinson received the Dee Brown Lifetime Achievement Award for his assistance to the hospital.