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Lesley earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Dayton and a master's degree in quality management from Florida Institute of Technology. She lives in Marysville with her husband Scott and his son and attends Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she teaches 2nd graders.

Lesley is the founder and owner of Linear 1 Technologies. Previously, she was a senior business analyst of operational quality & controls for UnitedHealth Group, a supply operations analyst for AcuSport Corporation, and a senior quality analyst for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. 

Lesley Verbus currently serves as a Member of the Marysville City Planning Commission. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her 1st term. 

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Supports small businesses and plans to advocate for reduced operating burdens, increased financial resources, and affordable healthcare for employees.

Plans to help small businesses by reducing operating burdens, and increasing financial resources and affordable healthcare for employees.

Believes that larger, growing industries like manufacturing, construction, and computer systems are essential for job creation and economic prosperity in Ohio.

Supports developing and supporting new and existing small and large businesses.

- Plans to help small businesses by reducing operating burdens, and increasing financial resources and affordable healthcare for employees.
- Believes that larger, growing industries like manufacturing, construction, and computer systems are essential for job creation and economic prosperity in Ohio.
- Supports developing and supporting new and existing small and large businesses.

Economy

Supports "common-sense" gun control measures such as extreme risk protection orders, secure storage, and closing background check loopholes to reduce gun violence and accidents.

- Supports "common-sense" gun control measures such as extreme risk protection orders, secure storage, and closing background check loopholes to reduce gun violence and accidents.

Public Safety

Supports fully funding Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Believes in the right to make personal medical decisions without government interference, including family planning and identity affirmation.

Believes in abortion and identity affirmation access, opposing governmental regulations.

- Supports fully funding Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
- Believes in abortion and identity affirmation access, opposing governmental regulations.

Healthcare

Plans to address college affordability and invest in vocational programs to help Ohioans build "life-long sustaining careers."

Plans to address college affordability and invest in vocational programs to help Ohioans build sustainable careers. 

Believes inequitable funding based on local property taxes creates disparities between wealthy and less affluent school districts, affecting education quality.

Believes teachers should have the autonomy to design lessons based on their experience and student needs.

Opposes diverting funds to private schools through vouchers, believing it undermines public school financial stability and their ability to serve students effectively.

Believes excessive administrative tasks and expectations for teachers to be "armed security personnel" distract from their primary responsibility of teaching.

Promises to ensure schools and teachers have adequate funds and resources to provide quality education.

Plans to ensure schools and teachers have adequate funds and resources to provide quality education.

- Plans to address college affordability and invest in vocational programs to help Ohioans build sustainable careers. 
- Believes inequitable funding based on local property taxes creates disparities between wealthy and less affluent school districts, affecting education quality.
- Believes teachers should have the autonomy to design lessons based on their experience and student needs.
- Opposes diverting funds to private schools through vouchers, believing it undermines public school financial stability and their ability to serve students effectively.
- Believes excessive administrative tasks and expectations for teachers to be "armed security personnel" distract from their primary responsibility of teaching.
- Plans to ensure schools and teachers have adequate funds and resources to provide quality education.

Education

As of August 25, 2024, Lesley Verbus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Believes democracy is "constantly threatened" by misinformation and attempts to change constitutional amendment requirements.

Opposes the spread misinformation and recent attempts to change constitutional amendment requirements.

Believes districts have been "heavily gerrymandered to support the GOP’s cause."

- Opposes the spread misinformation and recent attempts to change constitutional amendment requirements.
- Opposes partisan gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

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Lesley Verbus

Lesley earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Dayton, and a master's degree in quality management from Florida Institute of Technology. She lives in Marysville with her husband Scott and his son. She attends Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she teaches 2nd graders.

Lesley is currently the owner of a technology company. She has previously worked in analytics and business operations.

Lesley Verbus currently serves as the Planning Commission Member for the City of Marysville. She was first elected in 2022.


Plans to use her business experience and "common-sense perspective" to support small businesses and make informed economic decisions in the Ohio Statehouse.

Supports entrepreneurship and small business growth.

Believes economic development is crucial for the state's growth.

Believes that creating a strong working class will make Ohio attractive to major employers like Intel, helping to keep the state "vibrant and growing."

Supports affordable computer repair services to benefit local communities.

Supports the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and data security for first responders.

Believes in respecting Second Amendment rights while promoting responsible gun ownership.

Believes in respecting the rights of gun owners while promoting responsible gun ownership.

- Supports "common-sense" gun control measures such as extreme risk protection orders, secure storage, and closing background check loopholes to reduce gun violence and accidents.
- Believes in respecting the rights of gun owners while promoting responsible gun ownership.

Believes medical decisions are private and opposes GOP influence on personal healthcare choices.

Believes the health insurance market needs restructuring to make care more affordable, saying "Health insurance costs are getting out of hand."

- Supports fully funding Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
- Believes in the right to make personal medical decisions without government interference, including family planning and identity affirmation.

Believes legislators should not restrict curriculum or materials, saying "an uncensored education allows critical thinking, and the development of students’ own diverse perspectives."

Has experience in dance teaching and fitness instructing.

Believes all students deserve access to quality public education, from early learners to those pursuing post-secondary education.

Supports community engagement through e-waste events that benefit local organizations, such as Turning Point in Marion.

Believes in the importance of strong family values and community service.

Supports making advanced public education affordable and investing in vocational and trade training to enhance employability and self-sustainability for current and future generations.

Promises to "support and respect" the outcome of elections and protect Ohioans' interests.

Believes no one is "above the law or the voice of the people" and said, "We cannot afford in Ohio a disrespect for the rule of law, our elections, and our institutions."

Opposes the spread misinformation and attempts to change constitutional amendment requirements.

Believes "our peoples' voices are being silenced time and time again," and supports measures to protect voting rights and ensure fair elections.

Supports measures to protect voting rights and ensure fair elections.

Believes in the need for compassion and humanity in politics, saying "I want to amplify the voice of those being shouted over."

- Opposes the spread misinformation and attempts to change constitutional amendment requirements.
- Opposes partisan gerrymandering.
- Supports measures to protect voting rights and ensure fair elections.
- Believes in the need for compassion and humanity in politics, saying "I want to amplify the voice of those being shouted over."

Lesley Verbus lives in Marysville, Ohio, and attended the University of Dayton. She practices Catholicism and is married to her husband, Scott, with whom she is raising Scott's son, Jacob.

Lesley Verbus is the owner of a technology and telecommunications company based in Dublin, Ohio. She has previously worked for companies such as Goodyear, Scotts Miracle-Gro, and UnitedHealth Group.

As of September 4, 2024, Lesley Verbus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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