Melanie A. Stambaugh (born September 25, 1990) is an American businesswoman and politician of the Republican party.

She gave the Washington State Republican Party one of gains in the House in the 2014 election.

[4] Stambaugh was charged with 44 ethics violations for posting publicly-available multimedia content paid for by taxpayers to her campaign Facebook page.

[7] Stambaugh was the 2009 Daffodil Queen in Pierce County, Washington, which became a point of contention during her 2014 campaign.

[2] At the time, she was a senior at Emerald Ridge High School in South Hill.