Melissa Zehner
Democratic · North Carolina · 2026Top priorities
- Increasing teacher pay and
- Opposes directing public education funds to private school vouchers
- Addressing affordability of groceries, healthcare and childcare
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Melissa Zehner is a Democrat running for North Carolina Senate District 1, covering ten counties in northeastern North Carolina. She grew up in rural Farmville, Virginia, the daughter of a public school teacher and small business owner, and is a mother of two children who attend public schools, per her campaign site. Zehner now lives on the Outer Banks and previously worked in Minor League Baseball management before becoming a stay at home parent, per her campaign site.
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