CANDIDATE
Melina Buncome
County Court Judge Group 13 · Duval County, Florida · 2026-11-03
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AVAILABLE EVIDENCE
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Candidate statement: earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a psychology minor at the University of the Virgin Islands.
No verified current policy statements. The available records are below.
Published background and questionnaire answers are attributed to their linked sources. They do not establish issue positions or a complete governing-record review.
Election listing & cited passages
- Duval 2026 General All-Races Sample BallotDuval County Supervisor of Elections · Captured 2026-10-27
Melina Buncome
Open original source ↗ - Melina Buncome — candidate statement biographical factCandidate statement published in Duval County Supervisor of Elections candidate report · Captured 2026-10-27
Melina Buncome earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in psychology, from the University of the Virgin Islands.
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Respondent: Melina Buncome
In her submitted questionnaire, Buncome identifies herself as a Fourth Circuit assistant public defender and director of problem-solving courts.
Melina Buncome
- News4Jax candidate-submitted Duval County Judge Group 13 questionnaireNews4Jax; answers supplied by candidates · Captured 2026-10-27
Occupation:
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Public Defender
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Respondent: Melina Buncome
Buncome proposes prompt case processing, transparent court access and individualized decisions based on law and facts. These are her stated judicial-administration goals.
Melina Buncome
- News4Jax candidate-submitted Duval County Judge Group 13 questionnaireNews4Jax; answers supplied by candidates · Captured 2026-10-27
top three issues
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streamlining
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Respondent: Melina Buncome
Buncome proposes expanding problem-solving courts for mental-health, substance-use and military-service needs, pairing rehabilitation with accountability. These are her stated goals, not independently assessed outcomes.
Melina Buncome
- News4Jax candidate-submitted Duval County Judge Group 13 questionnaireNews4Jax; answers supplied by candidates · Captured 2026-10-27
How can you help voters
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problem-solving courts
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CAMPAIGN FUNDING
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