John "Jack" Kent Trammell was born on January 23,1964 and is a college professor and was the Democratic candidate in the 2014 general election for Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, which was held on November 4,2014.
12 Facts About Jack Trammell
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Jack Trammell was born in Berea, Kentucky, in the infirmary on campus at Berea College where his parents were attending as an undergraduate married couple.
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Jack Trammell spent time as a child in Kentucky, and then New York City when his father was at Columbia University, and as an adult moved to central Virginia.
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Jack Trammell then received advanced degrees or certificates in education, special education, history education, and research methodology, including Master's and PhD degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, taking classes through the University of Virginia.
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Jack Trammell has worked in the procurement area in state government, and as a special education and history teacher in central Virginia's public schools.
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Jack Trammell has authored over 20 books, including works of nonfiction, fiction, and children's literature.
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Jack Trammell writes in many diverse areas ranging from education to history, and has written a number of columns on the American Civil War for The Washington Times.
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Jack Trammell is currently the president of the Blue Ridge chapter of the Virginia Writers Club.
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Jack Trammell has focused his professional career on helping people cope with disabilities.
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Jack Trammell worked for the Michael Dukakis presidential campaign in 1988 and on Bill Clinton's 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns in Kentucky, where he wrote local position papers and statewide editorials.
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Jack Trammell ran for Congress in 2014, to represent the Virginia 7th Congressional district, which is in the Richmond, Virginia, area of the state, facing Dave Brat.
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Jack Trammell was defeated by Brat, with James Carr finishing third.