Tammy Exum

Tammy Exum represents the 19th District ( West Hartford, Avon) after first being elected during a special election in April 2019. Rep. Exum is Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Tri-Chair of the Transforming Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee (TCB). During the 2022 legislative session, Rep. Exum helped champion and co-author transformative legislation, HB 5001, An Act Concerning Children’s Mental Health . Rep. Exum also serves in a leadership capacity as a Deputy Majority Leader. She also served on the Reapportionment Commission charged with redistricting voting districts under the principle of one-person, one-vote. As a strong advocate of the disability community, she successfully introduced legislation during the 2021 session to provide workforce and career opportunities for those with disabilities and created the disability workforce pipeline. She also serves as a legislative member of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council. Rep. Exum prides herself on listening and being responsive to the concerns of everyone in our communities. After earning her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education , Rep. Exum started her career as an elementary…