--- type: Candidate title: "Melissa Claire Strange" description: "U.S. House candidate, KY-04 (2026)" office: "U.S. House" state: "KY" district: "KY-04" party: "DEM" stance: "challenger" election_year: 2026 status: "statutory candidate" committee: name: "CITIZENS FOR MELISSA STRANGE" id: "C00925917" ids: fec: "H6KY04189" sources: - field: filing source: FEC (Federal Election Commission) confidence: official tags: [candidate, federal, house, ky] timestamp: "2026-07-03" --- # Melissa Claire Strange Democratic challenger for U.S. House (KY-04), 2026. ## Campaign Committee - CITIZENS FOR MELISSA STRANGE (C00925917) ## Source - filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission) Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.