Teresa Tomlinson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Teresa Tomlinson
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1965(1965-02-19)
Age	59
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Teresa Tomlinson Biography

Teresa Tomlinson is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 19, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Teresa Pike Tomlinson (born February 19th 1965) is an American politician who been the 69th Mayor in Columbus, Georgia elected in 2010. On the 3rd January of 2011 she was officially sworn in as the city’s first woman mayor.

During her term, Columbus, Georgia, was named one of the 2016 and 2017’s top 50 cities to run in America. The administration she led decreased crime by 39.3 percent from the peak in 2009, which included the 41.2 percentage reduction in property crime, and a drop of 15% in violent crimes. Under her direction she led the Columbus Consolidated Government balanced the budget for the first time in the past 16 years, with reserves and offered municipal and county-related services for a sensible cost of $1300 per person. Tomlinson introduced reforms to the city’s pension system which saved taxpayers $39.9 million and increasing the amount of funds for the General Government plan to over 90%, while also preserving the value of the Defined Benefit Plan for Employees. Reform was also introduced within the Muscogee County Prison as part of The Rapid Resolution Initiative, which made it easier to dispose of unindicted prisoners at the Muscogee County Jail. Columbus was awarded an award from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Bright Ideas Award to be awarded for his Save-A-Pet Plan which reduced the animal euthanasia rate from 80% to 20 percent in 2010 to just 20 percent in 2016, as well as increased the number of adoptions by three the number of. The Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) were established to help revitalize previously neglected areas, such as City Village and the Liberty District. New trails for walking and biking were built and referred to as The Dragonfly Trails, to create 60 miles of trails that are connected all over the city, with streets and trails in previously neglected areas. More than 2 kilometers of Chattahoochee River was restored to its natural state, making the largest Whitewater Course in an urban environment. Tomlinson has led the revival of the city’s downtown , creating an exciting dining and entertainment district named Uptown. Tomlinson has given constituents direct communication with their mayor via quarterly meetings known as Let’s Talk to the Mayor as well as through social media.

Mayor Tomlinson was urged to run for statewide office, specifically the Office of the Governor, in Georgia’s 2018 election cycle, but declined to do so, stating “We have important work to finish to achieve our vision for Columbus as we head into our bicentennial. Being a good steward of this amazing city has always been my primary objective. While in the batter’s box, I keep my eye on the ball, not on the stands.” Tomlinson completed her second term on January 6, 2019. On January 7, 2019, Tomlinson joined the law firm Hall Booth Smith, P.C., as a partner specializing in complex litigation, crisis management and strategic solutions. Tomlinson is running in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent Senator David Perdue in the 2020 United States Senate election in Georgia.

In 2015, following the shock announcement of possible closure of her college of choice, Sweet Briar College in Virginia Mayor Tomlinson joined forces with thousands of alumni across the country to collect $28.5 million over 110 days. She also converted over $12 million in cash within 70 days to meet the terms of the court-approved settlement. This helped save the college and keep the doors open. Today, it continues to thrive in the present. Tomlinson was the primary witness in the case that was a success at the Virginia Supreme Court and was involved in discussions with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office regarding the future of the institution. Mayor Tomlinson made his 2015. Commencement Speech, thought to be the last speech delivered by the College however the speech turned out to be an affirmation of the liberal arts, an accusation of the shaky management of the past, and a rallying point in the fight to save the institution. Mayor Tomlinson led the Presidential search Committee who chose Meredith Woo as the 13th President of Sweet Briar College. Mayor Tomlinson was the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sweet Briar College.

Teresa Tomlinson Net Worth

Teresa Tomlinson is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teresa Tomlinson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tomlinson is a graduate of 1983 from Chamblee High School in Atlanta, Georgia (where she was inducted into the Chamblee High School Hall of Fame in 2015) She was an 1987 graduate of Sweet Briar College in Virginia (where she was named a 2012 Distinguished Alumni) and an 1991 graduate of Emory University School of Law in Atlanta. She relocated from Atlanta to Columbus at the age of 1994 Atlanta and got married in the year 1994 to Wade “Trip” Tomlinson, who was born in Columbus. For the past 16 years, she worked in the firm that included Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison and Norwood, which specialized in litigation that was complex and was the the first woman to be a partner. From 2006 to the year 2010 as the Executive Director of MidTown, Inc., an organization for community renewal that is non-profit.

On May 20, 2014, she was elected to another term, winning just 63% votes she became the first mayor since the city’s amalgamation in 1971 to be re-elected in a race that was contested.

Through Mayor Tomlinson’s Save-A-Pet plan that provided for partnerships with animal rescue groups, Columbus received a “No Kill” community status on October 31, 2017, indicating a euthanasia rate less than 10%. Numbers from the Pet Coalition of Muscogee and Harris Counties show that the live release rate of adoptable animals is now a combined 92 percent.

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Who is Teresa Tomlinson Dating?

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Teresa Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Teresa Tomlinson celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.