Complex sentence: Tallon was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982, and was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3,1983 to January 3,1993.
Split into simpler sentences: Tallon was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3,1983 to January 3,1993.