Robert Wayne Tullis (born 1950/51) is an American politician of the

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. He is a former mayor of

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, serving from 2015 to 2019, and a former member of the

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, serving from 1979 until 1993.

Biography

Tullis was born to Denzil Tullis and Nina Whitmore Tullis. He served in the House from 1979 until 1993 as a

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, representing the 86th district, which comprised parts of

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and

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counties. In 1994, Tullis mounted a campaign for Arkansas State Auditor, losing narrowly in the Democratic primary to Gus Wingfield. In 2010, he was the

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nominee for Arkansas State Treasurer, losing to Democratic incumbent Martha Shoffner. The same year, Tullis ran for mayor of Mineral Springs. While he finished in first place with 46% of the vote, since he did not attain a majority a runoff election was necessary, which he lost. In 2012, Tullis ran for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. After initially exploring a run as a Republican and Libertarian, he later endorsed Republican candidate Beth Anne Rankin. Tullis later decided to run as a Libertarian as Rankin failed to win the Republican nomination. He lost to Republican

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. In 2014, Tullis unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian nomination for Treasurer. That same year, he was elected mayor of Mineral Springs. He chose not to seek re-election in 2018. Tullis was the only Libertarian holding elected office in Arkansas during his time as mayor of Mineral Springs.

Electoral history

References

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