Chase Tramont

• Politician
• educator
• preacher

Chase Tramont
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 2022

Justin Chase Tramont (born November 9, 1979) is an American politician. He is 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.

Early life and education

Justin Chase Tramont was born on November 9, 1979, in Daytona Beach, Florida, to Sharon and Bruce Tramont. His father was a history teacher and his mother was an English teacher at Mainland High School. ^{[1] [2]} Tramont was raised in Daytona Beach and was a member of the First Baptist Church there. He attended Spruce Creek High School until his junior year. He then played as a point guard for the Mainland High School basketball team and led the Class 5A team to a state title in his senior year. He received two undergraduate degrees, the first in communications in 2002 from Flagler College and another in education in 2007 at Kennesaw State University. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Career

Tramont taught history at Spruce Creek High School. ^[6] In 2016, Tramont was elected to the Port Orange city council. He was re-elected in 2018. After withdrawing from a Volusia County council race in 2022, Tramont resigned to run for the Florida House of Representatives. ^{[6] [7]} As of August 2022, Tramont stopped teaching and worked as a marketing manager and Baptist preacher. ^[8] He was elected to the Florida House in November 2022. ^[9] He was re-elected in 2024 wth 66% of the vote. ^[10]

In 2023, Tramont sponsored FL HB 391, a bill to create a registered welfare system for parents of "medically fragile children". ^[11] He also voted in favor of a bill to restrict the way students can use preferred pronouns in school. ^{[12] [13]} In 2024, Tramont voted for a six-week abortion ban. ^[14]

Tramont briefly considered running for Congress in the 2025 Florida 6th congressional district special election, a seat outside the boundaries of his state legislative district, before President-elect Donald Trump endorsed state senator Randy Fine. ^{[15] [16]}

Political views

Tramont does not support the separation of church and state, stating: "the separation of church and state doesn't exist anywhere in our Constitution". ^[17] In 2022, he advocated for clean water initiatives in Florida. ^[8]

Tramont endorsed and supported Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. ^{[18] [19]}

Personal life

Tramont is married to his wife Staci. They live in Port Orange, Florida and have four children. In August 2020, Tramont was hospitalized for COVID-19. ^[20]

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. Ensell, Bette (1979-12-02). "Wallaces Reunite in North with Family and High School Friends". Orlando Sentinel . p. 15. Retrieved 2024-12-09– via Newspapers.com.
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. Thomson, Peter (1998-08-18). "Mainland Hoops Star Hooks Wagon to New Star After Dreams Evaporate". Orlando Sentinel . p. 24. Retrieved 2024-12-09– via Newspapers.com.
6. Harrison, Casmira. "Spruce Creek teacher Tramont wins Port Orange Council seat". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
7. "Tramont Dropping County Run For Tallahassee Bid". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
8. "Republican primary for House District 30 pits Brevard's Hattaway, Volusia's Tramont". floridatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
9. "Chase Tramont to represent Volusia in Florida House District 30; Webster Barnaby advances". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
10. Harper, Mark. "Volusia, Flagler maintains all-red delegation, sending six Republicans to Tallahassee". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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. Gancarski, A.G. (November 12, 2024). "Rory Diamond considers run to replace Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
16. Gancarski, A.G. (23 November 2024). "Donald Trump backs Randy Fine as replacement for Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
17. 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.
18. Harper, Mark. "Nearly 100 Florida lawmakers back DeSantis for president, including most of local delegation". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
19. Harper, Mark. "All those Florida lawmakers who endorsed DeSantis for president? Expect re-endorsements". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
20. Mooney-Kean, Eileen. "Port Orange City Councilman Chase Tramont hospitalized with COVID-19". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2023-01-19.