Interview with Teresa Tomlinson, September 5, 2018Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project |
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Teresa Tomlinson was born in Atlanta and graduated from Chamblee High School. She is a graduate of Sweet Briar College and earned her J.D. from Emory University School of Law. Tomlinson practiced law at Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison and Norwood (now Pope McGlamry). She also served as executive director of MidTown, Inc., a nonprofit, community development organization based in Columbus, Georgia, from 2006 until 2010. Tomlinson, a Democrat, was elected Mayor of Columbus in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She campaigned unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2020. She co-founded the Georgia Blue Project, an organization dedicated to electing down-ballot Democratic candidates in Georgia, in 2020. Tomlinson is currently partner at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. She resides in Columbus.
Tomlinson starts by discussing her early life in Chamblee, time at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and Emory Law School, and experiences as a Young Republican. She talks about her decision to become a Democrat. Tomlinson recalls her work with Midtown, Incorporated and her decision to run for Mayor of Columbus. The interview devotes considerable time to Tomlinson’s two terms as mayor. She offers her take on Georgia political history including an analysis of the Democratic Party’s strengths and weaknesses. The interview closes with Tomlinson’s thoughts on the 2016 presidential election and her predictions for the upcoming 2018 midterms.
Tomlinson starts by discussing her early life in Chamblee, time at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and Emory Law School, and experiences as a Young Republican. She talks about her decision to become a Democrat. Tomlinson recalls her work with Midtown, Incorporated and her decision to run for Mayor of Columbus. The interview devotes considerable time to Tomlinson’s two terms as mayor. She offers her take on Georgia political history including an analysis of the Democratic Party’s strengths and weaknesses. The interview closes with Tomlinson’s thoughts on the 2016 presidential election and her predictions for the upcoming 2018 midterms.
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2018-09-05
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RBRL425TPGA-058
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96 minutes
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Teresa Tomlinson and Ashton Ellett, “Interview with Teresa Tomlinson, September 5, 2018,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 25, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL425TPGA/RBRL425TPGA-058.