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Chase Tramont
Official portait of Chase Tramont. He is a mostly bald, middle-aged, white man wearing a suit and blue tie. Behind him is the French flag partially visible.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 8, 2022
Preceded byJoy Goff-Marcil
Member of the Port Orange City Council
In office
2016–2022
Preceded byDon Burnette
Succeeded byKat Atwood
Personal details
Born (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979 (age 45)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 2016)
Democratic (before 2016)
SpouseStaci Tramont
Children4
EducationFlagler College (BA)
Kennesaw State University (BA)
Occupation
  • Politician

Chase Tramont (born November 9, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 30th district since November 8, 2022. He previously served as a member of the Port Orange City Council from 2016 to 2022. He is considered a Neo-conservative member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Tramont was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He played basketball at Mainland High School and earned two undergraduate degrees, the first in communications in 2002 from Flagler College and another in history education in 2007 at Kennesaw State University.

Career

After graduating from college, Tramont became an ordained minister. He also worked as a history teacher at Spruce Creek High School before becoming a marketing manager at DME Delivers. He now serves as the senior pastor at Oceanway Church in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

In 2016, Tramont was elected to the Port Orange City Council. He was re-elected in 2018. In 2022, Tramont resigned to run for the Florida House of Representatives after withdrawing from a Volusia County Council race. He was elected to the Florida House in November 2022. He was re-elected in 2024.

Tramont does not support the separation of church and state, stating: "the separation of church and state doesn't exist anywhere in our Constitution". He is a supporter of climate policy to stop climate change.

While in office, Tramont has supported transgender rights and has condemned elected Republicans critical of the Transgender rights movement. In 2023, Tramont sponsored FL HB 391, a bill to create a registered welfare system for parents of "medically fragile children". He also voted in favor of a bill to restrict the way students can use preferred pronouns in school. In 2024, Tramont voted for a six-week abortion ban.

Tramont endorsed Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries and opposed Donald Trump.

Personal life

Tramont is married to his wife Staci. They have 4 children. In August 2020, Tramont was hospitalized for COVID-19.

Legal troubles

In 2009, a Seventh Judicial Circuit Court judge ordered an eviction of Tramont.

In 2010, Tramont filed for bankruptcy with liabilities over $100,000.

In 2015, Tramont was sued by his landlord for stealing furniture from a home he rented. He was ordered to return the stolen furniture by Seventh Judicial Circuit Court judge Shirley A. Green.

References

  1. "Year Later: Port Orange Councilman Chase Tramont's entrance into politics seems like yesterday to reminiscing wife | Headline Surfer / Award-Winning 24/7 Internet News Site Serving Daytona Beach/Sanford/Orlando, FL". www.headlinesurfer.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. Harrison, Casmira. "Spruce Creek teacher Tramont wins Port Orange Council seat". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  3. "Robyn Hattaway, Chase Tramont Vie For Florida House District 30 in Republican Primary Election Set Aug. 23 - Space Coast Daily". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. Mooney-Kean, Eileen. "Port Orange City Councilman Chase Tramont hospitalized with COVID-19". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  5. "Tramont Dropping County Run For Tallahassee Bid". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. "Chase Tramont to represent Volusia in Florida House District 30; Webster Barnaby advances". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  7. Harper, Mark. "It's Chase Tramont or Robyn Hattaway in race for Volusia-Brevard House District 30". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  8. "Republican primary for House District 30 pits Brevard's Hattaway, Volusia's Tramont". floridatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  9. McCarthy, Regan. "After a lawmaker made an anti-trans statement in committee others warn words are powerful". wlrn.org. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  10. Saunders, Jim. "Florida legislator compares transgender people to 'demons and imps' as bathroom bill passes". Tallahassee Democrat.
  11. Holfeld, Mike. "Parents of medically fragile children still waiting for Florida-approved assistance". clickorlando.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  12. McCarthy, Regan. "After a lawmaker made an anti-trans statement in committee others warn words are powerful". wlrn.org. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  13. Dailey, Ryan; Sanford, Kyla. "Amid Transgender Day of Visibility protest, Florida House restricts lessons, pronouns". Tallahassee Democrat.
  14. Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel. "How they voted on Florida's six-week abortion ban". sun-sentinel.com.
  15. Harper, Mark. "Nearly 100 Florida lawmakers back DeSantis for president, including most of local delegation". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  16. Harper, Mark. "All those Florida lawmakers who endorsed DeSantis for president? Expect re-endorsements". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  17. Mooney-Kean, Eileen. "Port Orange City Councilman Chase Tramont hospitalized with COVID-19". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  18. "Robyn Hattaway, Chase Tramont Vie For Florida House District 30 in Republican Primary Election Set Aug. 23". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  19. "Robyn Hattaway, Chase Tramont Vie For Florida House District 30 in Republican Primary Election Set Aug. 23". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  20. "Robyn Hattaway, Chase Tramont Vie For Florida House District 30 in Republican Primary Election Set Aug. 23". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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