Mayor Tom Truex is a Family Man with Family Values...

(photo at left:  Truex family at Flathead Lake, Montana)

Mayor Truex was born in 1957 in Elkhart Indiana. His family moved to Miramar in 1971. He graduated from Miramar High School in 1976. The Mayor's family moved to Davie in 1979, where he visited often and attended church during breaks from school and work. Mayor Truex received his A.B. degree from the University of Miami in 1979; and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida in December, 1981. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1982.  (Photo at right:  Camping at a State Park in Florida)

Tom and Janet (Postlethwaite) were married in the Davie United Methodist Church in 1984. They have four active children, all of whom have attended neighborhood public schools in Broward County.  Adults and children have been extremely active in church and in community service. Both Parents and In-Laws live in Davie. (Photo at left:  Hiking in Maine.)


Mayor Truex opened his law office in Davie in 1985. He and Janet moved to their home in Davie in 1987.

Hobbies: gardening, camping with his family, hiking, unicycling and computers.