Timothy Ivan Melson (born January 1, 1960) is an

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physician and politician. A

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, he has served as a member of the

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from the 1st District since 2015. He serves on the following eight committees: Agriculture Conservation and Forestry, Constitution Ethics and Elections, County and Municipal Government, Finance and Taxation General Fund, Health and Human Services, Local Legislation Madison County, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, and Tourism & Marketing. In 2021, he introduced a successful bill to legalize medical cannabis in Alabama.

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Biography at Alabama Legislature

Political profile at Bama Politics
Living people Republican Party Alabama state senators 21st-century American politicians University of North Alabama alumni University of Alabama School of Medicine alumni Physicians from Alabama 1960 births {{Alabama-politician-stub