1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2023 HR 1056
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5 By: Representative Duffield
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7 HOUSE RESOLUTION
8 TO RECOGNIZE FORMER UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
9 TOMMY FRANKLIN ROBINSON FOR HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE
10 TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE STATE OF
11 ARKANSAS.
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15 TO RECOGNIZE FORMER UNITED STATES
16 REPRESENTATIVE TOMMY FRANKLIN ROBINSON
17 FOR HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED
18 STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE STATE OF
19 ARKANSAS.
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21 WHEREAS, Mr. Tommy Franklin Robinson from Brinkley, Arkansas, is a
22 distinguished citizen, public servant, and notable historical figure; and
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24 WHEREAS, former Congressman Robinson served three (3) terms in the
25 United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional District of
26 the State of Arkansas from 1985 to 1991; and
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28 WHEREAS, while serving in the United States House of Representatives, he
29 served on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Education and
30 Labor Committee; and
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32 WHEREAS, former Congressman Robinson served four (4) years as sheriff of
33 Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1981 to 1984, as a member of the Arkansas State
34 Police, the North Little Rock Police, the United States Marshal Service, as
35 director of public safety at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
36 and as Chief of Police for the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas; and
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2 WHEREAS, former Congressman Robinson served the State of Arkansas in the
3 Governor-appointed role of director of public safety; and
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5 WHEREAS, former Congressman Robinson served the State of Arkansas in the
6 Governor-appointed positions on the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
7 Commission, the State Parole Board, and the Arkansas Rural Development
8 Commission; and
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10 WHEREAS, former Congressman Robinson served four (4) years in the United
11 States Navy from 1959 to 1963,
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13 NOW THEREFORE,
14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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17 THAT the House of Representatives recognize former United States
18 Representative Tommy Franklin Robinson for his lifetime of dedication and
19 public service to the United States of America and to the State of Arkansas.
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21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be
22 provided to former United States Representative Robinson by the Chief Clerk
23 of the House of Representatives.
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