Tammy Exum
Tammy Exum | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Slap[1][2] |
| Member and Vice Chair of the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education | |
| In office 2013–2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Jason Oliver Chang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Earl |
| Children | 3 |
Tammy Rush Exum[3] (born 1967) is a teacher and politician from Connecticut. She is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2019, when she won the special election. Formerly, she was a member and later the Vice Chair of the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education. She was also very active in the school community working the PTA and more. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Exum earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Business Administration.[6]
Career
[edit]Exum was a public school teacher. Later, she was elected to the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education.
Connecticut House of Representatives
[edit]Since 2019, Exum has been a member of the, Administration and Elections Committee, Environment Committee, and the Banking Committee, all in the Connecticut House of Representatives.[7][8] In Exum's State Representative district, she represents part of Avon, Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, and West Hartford, Connecticut.[6]
Elections
[edit]In 2013, Exum announced her Board of Education candidacy by a YouTube Video. In the 2019 Special Election, Exum beat Republican Robert Margolis by 30%.[9][10][11] She was reelected in 2020.[12][13] She is unchallenged.[7][9]
Personal life
[edit]She lives with her husband, Earl Exum, and three children in West Hartford, Connecticut.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tammy Exum - Our new House Rep for the19th District". Farmington Democratic Town Committee. April 30, 2019.
- ↑ "8th District Dems". www.8thdistrictdemsct.com.
- ↑ "Connecticut State Rep. Tammy Exum - Biography". legistorm.com. 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov.
- ↑ "Tammy Exum CT State Representative for Avon, Farmington, West Hartford". CBIA.
- 1 2 "Exum | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov.
- 1 2 "Tammy Exum". Ballotpedia.
- 1 2 "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- 1 2 Murdock, Zach (17 April 2019). "Democrat Tammy Exum wins 19th House District special election". courant.com.
- ↑ "Democrat Tammy Exum wins special House election". CTMirror.org. April 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Tammy Exum Nominated for 19th District House Seat". We-Ha | West Hartford News. May 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Tammy Exum Announces Re-Election Campaign for 19th District House Seat". We-Ha | West Hartford News. January 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Tammy Exum announces another run for 19th District slot". West Hartford News. 5 February 2020.
- Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Politicians from Hartford, Connecticut
- Women state legislators in Connecticut
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- 21st-century American educators
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- School board members in Connecticut
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- 1967 births