He has taught mathematics in the Norman Public School District since 1991. Prior to becoming a teacher, Tracy was a practicing attorney in Norman for five years. Tracy obtained a bachelor of science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1983 and a juris doctorate from the same university in 1986. He was one of the first people in Oklahoma to take advantage of the Alternative Certification Program when he began teaching. Tracy is married to wife Trish, a speech pathologist, and has two boys, Jeremy and Gordon. He was the Norman Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 1997 and is a National Board Certified teacher." MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION; NATIONAL EDUCATOR AWARDS information posted online as seen in March of 2001.