Robert Tingle (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert G. Tingle (born October 24, 1957) is an American casino pit manager and a former candidate for public office in the state of Rhode Island. Tingle began working at casinos in 1980, when he became a supervisor at Ballys Park Place Casino. He left the casino in 1992 to become pit manager at Foxwoods Resort Casino, a position which he still holds today. In 2000, Tingle first began getting involved politically with the Republican Party. In that year he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention and also the Republican candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. He was defeated in that race by the Democratic James Langevin. In 2002, Tingle challenged popular Democratic incumbent Jack Reed in the 2002 U.S. Senate race in Rhode Island. He was defeated soundly, 78% to 22%.