Melissa Zehner
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve some of the governor's appointments, and can override the governor's veto with three-fifths of the vote. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Former Minor League Baseball manager; stay-at-home parent
- Lives in
- Southern Shores
Background
- Graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College. source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Worked in Minor League Baseball, including management positions, before staying home to raise children. source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Grew up in Farmville, Virginia; lives with family on the Outer Banks. source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Ran for an at-large seat on the Dare County Board of Education in 2024 and was not elected. source: branch.vote
In their own words
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- Pay teachers and fund public schools; public funds for public schools rather than private-school vouchers source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Address the cost of living: groceries, health care, housing and child care source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Fair voting maps; "Every vote should count the same" source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Health care closer to home, affordable housing and a livable wage source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
- Protect rural communities and the coast source: melissazehnerforsenate.com
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