Republican Candidate for Assembly District 78 (Toni Atkins' seat)

Mr. Melton, a native of the Los Angeles area, started his professional career in IT sales later moving on to the publishing business with stints at Senior Life and San Diego LGBT Weekly. He started his political career in 2001 and ran for Los Angeles City Council in 2003 and again in 2007. Melton moved back to San Diego in 2008, living in Point Loma but currently lives downtown.  He recently worked on the campaign finance committee to elect Kevin Faulconer as mayor.