Candidate · November 3, 2026
Melissa Claire Strange
On the ballot for U.S. House · Kentucky's 4th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $157K
- cash on hand
- $41K
- issues with public statements
- 12
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Kentucky's 4th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Melissa Strange has worked for almost 27 years in food manufacturing and supply chain, and is currently a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, according to her campaign website.5,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to give Northern Kentucky a stronger voice in Washington and because she believes the country needs to lower costs, end inflationary tariffs, pass legislation to end political corruption and protect communities from data centers.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitestrangeforky.com6,
7 - Facebookfacebook.com/people/Melissa-Strange-for-Congress/615849748884716
- X (Twitter)x.com/StrangeForKY6
- Instagraminstagram.com/strangeforky6
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
Her campaign website says she will protect and expand Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.8
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Family and Social Policy
Her campaign website says she supports re-introducing and expanding the Child Tax Credit.8
Her campaign website says she supports protecting and expanding paid family leave.8
Her campaign website says she supports universal pre-K for every American.8
Environment and Public Lands
Her campaign website says she supports moving to designate the Red River Gorge National Geologic Area in Kentucky as a national park.8
- Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
- Keep roughly the current mix of protection and development
- Open more federal land to mining, logging and grazing
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website lists term limits among her priorities for fighting political corruption.8
Her campaign website lists banning congressional stock trading among her priorities for fighting political corruption.8
Her campaign website says she supports ending Citizens United and getting big money out of politics, and that she is not taking corporate or foreign PAC money.8
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Her campaign website says she supports banning gerrymandering.8
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
Her campaign website says she supports an enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court.8
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says there should be no data centers without communities' approval and transparency and accountability.6,
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.9
| Raised | $157,330 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $123,485 |
| Cash on hand | $40,742 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $20,000 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report10filed Jun 6, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed Dec 5, 2025