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primary election and faced no organized candidate in the general election. In 1979 she ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections. In 1981 she defeated F. Wayne Moore in the primaries but again faced no opposition in the general election. While in the House she served as Chair of the
Capital Construction Oversight Committee as well as worked to update the state's judicial system, automobile title laws, and driver's license plan.
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Mary Ann Tobin was born to Joseph Dalton Tobin Sr. and Mary Hulett (Broadbent) Tobin. She had one brother, Joseph Dalton “Joe” Tobin Jr., who was a regional businessman.
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