Morgan McGarvey KY-03

Morgan McGarvey KY-03

Summary

Current Position: US Representative of KY District 3 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:    It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews.
Upcoming Election:

JMorgan McGarvey represented the 19th district in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023. In 2018, he was elected minority leader, becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role. He is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation. He is the son of John McGarvey, a staff member for former Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford

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About

Source: Government page

Morgan McGarvey KY-03 2U.S. Representative Thomas Massie entered Congress in November 2012 after serving as Lewis County Judge Executive. He represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District which stretches across Northern Kentucky and 280 miles of the Ohio River.

U.S. Representative Massie attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. During school, he invented a technology that enabled people to interact with computers using their sense of touch and leveraged that technology to found SensAble Technologies, Inc., which raised over $32 million of venture capital, created 70 jobs, and obtained 29 patents. The hardware and software he developed is now used to design automobiles, jewelry, shoes, dental prosthetics, and even reconstructive implants for wounded soldiers.

In Congress, Thomas serves on two committees: the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the House Judiciary Committee.

The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure has jurisdiction over roads, bridges, mass transit, railroads, aviation, maritime and waterborne transit. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over laws that affect intellectual property, industrial hemp, civil liberties, firearms, and other topics that were among the reasons Thomas ran for Congress!

Thomas lives on a cattle farm in Kentucky with his wife and high school sweetheart, Rhonda, and they have four children.

He’s honored to be able to serve the citizens of Kentucky’s 4th District.

Personal

Full Name: Morgan McGarvey

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Chris; 3 Children: Wilson, Clara, Margaret

Birth Place: Louisville, KY

Home City: Louisville, KY

Religion: Presbyterian

Source: Vote Smart

Education

BA, Journalism, University of Missouri

JD, University of Kentucky, 2004-2007

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2023-Present

Minority Floor Leader, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2019-2022

Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 19, 2012-2022

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 19, 202

Professional Experience

Senior Associate, Morgan and Pottinger, Professional Services Corporation, present

Former Jungle Cruise Captain, Disney World

Former Employee, Jack Conway for Attorney General

Former Legislative Aide, Representative Ben Chandler, United States House of Representatives

Special Assistant, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2008-2010

Litigation Associate, Frost, Brown Todd, 2007-2008

Offices

LOUISVILLERomano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Suite 216
600 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pl
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 582-5129

WASHINGTON, D.C.1527 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5401

Contact

Email: Government page

Web Links

Politics

Source: none

Election Results

To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.

Finances

Source: Open Secrets

New Legislation

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Issues

Source: Government page

More Information

Services

Source: Government page

District

Source: Wikipedia

Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews. The far eastern portions of Louisville Metro are part of the 2nd congressional district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Morgan McGarvey. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+9, it is the only Democratic district in Kentucky.

Wikipedia

John Morgan McGarvey (born December 23, 1979) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district since 2023. A Democrat, he represented the 19th district in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023. In 2018, he was elected minority leader, becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role.[1] He is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation.

Early life and education

McGarvey was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended duPont Manual High School.[2] He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law.[3] He is the son of John McGarvey, a staff member for former Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford and the city attorney for Anchorage, Kentucky, since 1987.[4]

Early political career

Before his election to the Kentucky State Senate, McGarvey worked for Jack Conway as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky. He also worked for U.S. Representative Ben Chandler and the law firm Frost Brown Todd.[5] McGarvey practices law at Morgan Pottinger McGarvey, a firm his grandfather founded.[6]

Kentucky Senate

McGarvey was first elected in the 2012 election for Kentucky State Senate District 19. He defeated three other candidates in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012, with 40.7% of the vote and was unopposed in the general election on November 6. In 2016, he was reelected to a second four-year term, defeating Republican nominee Larry West in the general election. In 2018, he became minority floor leader for the Kentucky State Senate. On November 3, 2020, McGarvey was elected to a third term unopposed.[7]

In the Senate, his committee assignments included the Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee, the Banking and Insurance Committee, the State and Local Government Committee, and the Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Task Force.[8]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving named McGarvey its 2015 Legislator of the Year.[8] The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility gave him a Leadership Award.[9] McGarvey was named a Most Valuable Policymaker by Greater Louisville Inc.[8] and 2016 Outstanding Young Professional by the University of Kentucky College of Law.[10]

U.S. House of Representatives

2022 election

On October 12, 2021, McGarvey launched a campaign to represent Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district after Kentucky’s sole Democratic U.S. representative, John Yarmuth, announced his retirement from the seat.[11] In the primary election, McGarvey defeated state Representative Attica Scott.[12] McGarvey won the general election and joined Congress in January 2023.[13]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[14]

Caucus memberships

Personal life

McGarvey and his wife, Chris, live in the Strathmoor neighborhood, a part of the Highlands in Louisville, with their three children.[8]

The life of McGarvey’s family has been documented by photographer Pam Spaulding for over forty years beginning before McGarvey was born. Spaulding began the project while working at the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper and published photos of the McGarveys in the 2009 book An American Family: Three Decades with the McGarveys, published by National Geographic.[16] Spaulding continues to work documenting the McGarveys today.

Electoral history

Kentucky State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey 5,030 40.7%
DemocraticSarah Lynn Cunningham4,26134.5%
DemocraticAmy E. Shoemaker1,81214.7%
DemocraticGary Demling1,25310.1%
Total votes12,356 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2012[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey 39,327 100%
Total votes39,327 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey (incumbent) 39,026 61.71%
RepublicanLarry West24,21438.29%
Total votes63,240 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2020[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey 50,867 100.0%
Total votes50,867 100.0%
Kentucky 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2022[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey 52,157 63.34%
DemocraticAttica Scott30,18336.66%
Total votes82,340 100.0%
2022 Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey 160,853 62.0%
RepublicanStuart Ray98,62238.0%

References

  1. ^ “Senate democratic caucus elects Morgan McGarvey of Louisville as new floor leader”. Northern Kentucky Tribune. December 12, 2018.
  2. ^ “Meet Morgan McGarvey”. McGarvey for State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  3. ^ “Forty Under 40: Morgan McGarvey”. Louisville Business First. September 27, 2013. Morgan McGarvey, senior associate, Morgan & Pottinger PSC; Kentucky state senator. Age: 33. Birthplace: Louisville.
  4. ^ Miller, Howard (January 28, 1987). “Two officials resign in Anchorage”. Neighborhoods. The Courier-Journal. p. 3.
  5. ^ Hodge, Rae (March 11, 2013). “Once an Aspiring ‘War Correspondent,’ Morgan McGarvey Settles into Senate”. WFPL News. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  6. ^ “J. Morgan McGarvey”. Morgan Pottinger McGarvey. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c “Morgan McGarvey”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d “McGarvey for State Senate”. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  9. ^ “2019 Responsibility.org Leadership Awards”. Responsibility.org. December 20, 2019.
  10. ^ “Senator Morgan McGarvey Receives UK College of Law Young Professional Award”. Morgan Pottinger McGarvey. May 12, 2016.
  11. ^ “Minutes after Rep. Yarmuth announcement, Sen. Morgan McGarvey says he’ll run to fill the seat”. WLKY. October 13, 2021.
  12. ^ “Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott announces congressional run for Yarmuth seat”. WDRB. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Watkins, Morgan. “Kentucky state Sen. Morgan McGarvey wins Democratic primary for Rep. John Yarmuth’s seat”. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  14. ^ “Morgan McGarvey”. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  15. ^ “Leadership | New Democrat Coalition”. newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Dukehart, Coburn (November 4, 2009). “An American Family”. NPR. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  17. ^ “Official 2012 General Election Results” (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  18. ^ “Official 2016 General Election Results” (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  19. ^ “Election Night Reporting”. vrsws.sos.ky.gov. Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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Tim Shaughnessy

Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 19th district

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2019–2023
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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