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Elizabeth has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Northern Kentucky University and a Graduate certificate from Shenandoah University in Business Administration Essentials. She lives with her husband and daughter.

Elizabeth is a Yoga Teacher at RSW regional jail. She is also the Founder of Farm-to-Table Solutions which gives marketing services to small family farms.

Elizabeth G. Melson's campaign for state senator is her first entry into politics.

Wants to conserve natural resources and rural areas.

- Wants to conserve natural resources and rural areas.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to prioritize the needs of small businesses.

Wants to address food insecurity, farm freedom, and consumer sovereignty.

- Plans to prioritize the needs of small businesses.
- Wants to address food insecurity, farm freedom, and consumer sovereignty.

Economy

Wants to improve access to mental healthcare.

Plans to prioritize fire fighters, paramedics, first responders, and law enforcement unique health and retirement plans.

- Wants to improve access to mental healthcare.
- Plans to prioritize fire fighters, paramedics, first responders, and law enforcement unique health and retirement plans.

Healthcare

- Wants proper funding for schools.
- Supports school choice.

Education

Supports alternatives to incarceration and addiction treatment for non-violent offenders.

Supports voter ID laws, paper ballot receipts, and rank choice voting.

- Wants to legalize cannabis.
- Opposes gun control.
- Supports alternatives to incarceration and addiction treatment for non-violent offenders.
- Supports voter ID laws, paper ballot receipts, and rank choice voting.

Public Safety

Elizabeth G. Melson

- Wants to legalize cannabis.
- Opposes gun control.
- Supports alternatives to incarceration and addiction treatment for non-violent offenders.
- Wants voter ID laws, paper ballot receipts, and rank choice voting.

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