Tim Melson is a graduate of the University of North Alabama, where he attained a Bachelor of Science in professional biology and general chemistry in 1982.
17 Facts About Tim Melson
1.
2.
Tim Melson practiced medicine as an anesthesiologist at Helen Keller Hospital in Florence.
3.
Tim Melson was the chief of anesthesia there from 1993 to 2008, in addition to serving on the board of directors at the Florence Surgery Center.
4.
Tim Melson retired from anesthesiology after a medical emergency which he described as a "close call"; Tim Melson was suffering from liver failure and required a liver transplant and a heart transplant.
5.
Tim Melson received a "life-saving" operation in 2009 from a doctor in Pittsburgh who predicted that a new liver would resolve his heart issues.
6.
Tim Melson announced his candidacy for the state senate in March 2014, saying he would focus on economic and workforce development, as well as improving health care access and quality in Alabama.
7.
Tim Melson described the Affordable Care Act as a "disaster" and a "federal government takeover of health care".
8.
Tim Melson defeated Seibert in the runoff, in which he strongly carried Lauderdale County.
9.
Tim Melson contributed to the expansion of US Route 43 in north Alabama.
10.
Tim Melson was the author of a bill successfully legalizing medical cannabis in Alabama, having first introduced it in 2019.
11.
Tim Melson said that the bill was designed to help people at the end of their life, though he still opposed recreational use of marijuana.
12.
Tim Melson was reelected to a third term as state senator in the 2022 election cycle.
13.
Tim Melson has been married to his wife Lynn since 1980.
14.
Tim Melson is a farmer and hobbyist cattleman, and is a member of the National Rifle Association of America.
15.
John Wahl, the chair of the Alabama Republican Party, said that Tim Melson had suffered a heart attack, which can result in cardiac arrest.
16.
Fellow state senator Arthur Orr was on the trip with Tim Melson and administered CPR.
17.
Tim Melson was hospitalized in South Korea for two weeks; he returned home to Alabama on August 14,2023, to continue his recovery.