Bob Trammell

Robert Thomas Trammell Jr. (born February 27, 1974) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Trammell represents the 132nd district in the Georgia House of Representatives and is the Minority Leader of the Georgia House.

Bob Trammell
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
July 24, 2017
Preceded byStacey Abrams
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 132nd district
Assumed office
January 12, 2015
Preceded byCarl Von Epps
Personal details
Born
Robert Thomas Trammell Jr.

(1974-02-27) February 27, 1974
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

Early life and career

Trammell attended the University of Georgia for his undergraduate education where he majored in English and Political Science. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.[1]

Trammell clerked the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.[1] Before entering the Georgia House, Trammell was the county attorney for Meriwether County.[2]

Political career

Trammell was first elected to the Georgia House in 2014, succeeding Carl Von Epps, who did not run for reelection.[2] In 2018, he was reelected to his seat.[3]

In 2017, Trammell became the Minority Leader of the Georgia House, succeeding Stacey Abrams, who resigned to focus on her gubernatorial campaign.[4][5] In the 2017 legislative session, Trammell served on four committees (Government Affairs, Judiciary, Information & Audits, and Motor Vehicles.[3]

References

  1. "Robert Trammell Biography" (PDF). Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Shortt, Celia (November 12, 2014). "Trammell Has Rare Democratic Win In House District 132". Newnan Times-Herald. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. "Robert Trammell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. Galloway, Jim (July 24, 2017). "Bob Trammell replaces Stacey Abrams as House minority leader". Politically Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. Bluestein, Greg (August 6, 2017). "Meet the rural attorney who is now the Georgia House's top Democrat". Politically Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by
Carl Von Epps
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 132nd district

2015–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Stacey Abrams
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
2017–present


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