Tammy R. Exum is a teacher and politician from Connecticut. She is a member of the

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since 2019, when she won the special election. Formerly, she was a member and later the Vice Chair of the

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Board of Education. She was also very active in the school community working the PTA and more. She is a member of the

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Early life

Exum earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Business Administration.

Career

Exum was a public school teacher. Later, she was elected to the

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, 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

. In Exum's State Representative district, she represents part of

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, and

Elections

In 2013, Exum announced her Board of Education candidacy by a

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Video. In the 2019 Special Election, Exum beat Republican Robert Margolis by 30%. She was reelected in 2020. She is unchallenged.

Personal life

She lives with her husband, Earl Exum, and three children in

References

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