Connecticut politician
Tammy R. Exum 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.[3][4]
Early life
Exum earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Business Administration.[5]
Career
Exum was a public school teacher. Later, she was elected to the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education.
Connecticut House of Representatives
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.[6][7] In Exum's State Representative district, she represents part of Avon, Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, and West Hartford, Connecticut.[5]
Elections
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%.[8][9][10] She was reelected in 2020.[11][12] She is unchallenged.[6][8]
Personal life
She lives with her husband, Earl Exum, and three children in West Hartford, Connecticut.[7]
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