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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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Tracy lives in Marysville with her husband, Chris.  They have 3 children. 

Tracy worked as a human resources professional for a Fortune 500 company and taught leadership as a ROTC professor at Capital University and Ohio Wesleyan University. She presently serves as a military academy liaison for the U.S. Military Academy Admissions Department.

Tracy Richardson is a state representative and is serving her 3rd term. She previously served for 9 years on the Marysville City Council.

Supports tax cuts for all Ohio taxpayers.

Believes that "small and limited government is best" and plans to reduce property taxes by serving on a joint property tax commission.

Supports policies that benefit farmers and the agriculture industry.

- Supports tax cuts for all Ohio taxpayers.
- Believes that "small and limited government is best" and plans to reduce property taxes by serving on a joint property tax commission.
- Supports policies that benefit farmers and the agriculture industry.

Opposes gun control and supports Second Amendment rights.

Supports improving mental health and addiction services.

- Supports improving mental health and addiction services.

Believes a safe, nurturing classroom is essential for children.

As chairwoman of the Finance Subcommittee for K-12 funding, supported universal school choice and fair funding for public schools.

- Opposes excessive testing in schools.
- Believes a safe, nurturing classroom is essential for children.
- As chairwoman of the Finance Subcommittee for K-12 funding, supported universal school choice and fair funding for public schools.

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

Tracy Richardson

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