[5] Tobin ran in 2016 for reelection to the Corporation Commission, he won in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016, and in the general election.

[6] Tobin moved to Arizona in 1979, where he worked in banking and real estate lending for 13 years in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

In that capacity Tobin served as ex-officio board member of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation.

In 2009 Tobin was one of 14 Arizona lawmakers investigated for accepting gifts from lobbyists for the Fiesta Bowl, which is prohibited by state statutes.

[2] Tobin ran for Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district, challenging incumbent Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (D).

[10] Election results were finalized and Tobin was officially declared the primary's winner on September 2, when Kiehne conceded the race.