Melissa Murray Bailey (born 1979) is an American business executive, businesswoman and politician. She is currently a senior executive with LinkedIn in Singapore. Her grandmother is from West Philadelphia, while her grandfather grew up in South Philadelphia. Both of her parents are public school teachers, including her father, who was the lead negotiator for his teachers union. Bailey received her bachelor's degree in biological engineering from the University of Maryland and worked as a substitute teacher while in college. Political career Bailey, a longtime registered Democrat, switched her party affiliation to the Republican Party in early 2015. Melissa Murray Bailey faced Democrat Jim Kenney, a longtime member of the Philadelphia City Council, in the general election on November 3, 2015.
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