Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey is an American politician and Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, where he represents the 19th district. In December 2018, he was elected as minority leader, becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role.[1]

Morgan McGarvey
Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byRay Jones
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byTim Shaughnessy
Personal details
Born (1979-12-23) December 23, 1979
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Chris
Children3
EducationUniversity of Missouri, Columbia (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

Career

Prior to his election to the Senate, McGarvey worked for Jack Conway as special assistant to the Attorney General of Kentucky. He also previously worked for U.S. Representative Ben Chandler and for the law firm Frost Brown Todd.[4] McGarvey now practices law at Morgan Pottinger McGarvey, a firm founded by his grandfather.[5]

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, 2012. In 2016, he was re-elected to a second four-year term after defeating the republican candidate in the general election. In 2018, he assumed the position of Minority Floor Leader for the Kentucky State Senate. On November 3, 2020, McGarvey won election for his third term in the Kentucky State Senate after running unopposed.[6]

In the senate, his committee assignments include the 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.[7]

McGarvey’s legislative achievements have garnered him praise from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who named him their 2015 Legislator of the Year[7] and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, who bestowed him with a Leadership Award.[8] McGarvey was named a Most Valuable Policymaker by Greater Louisville Inc.[7] and 2016 Outstanding Young Professional by the University of Kentucky College of Law.[9]

Personal life

McGarvey and his wife, Chris, live in the Strathmoor neighborhood, a part of the Highlands in Louisville, Kentucky, with their three children.[7]

The life of McGarvey's family has been documented by photographer Pam Spaulding for over forty years, dating back to before McGarvey was born. Spaulding began the project while working at the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper and published her photos in a 2009 book for National Geographic: An American Family: Three Decades with the McGarveys.[10] Spauldings work documenting the McGarveys continues today.




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Electoral history
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 5,030 40.7%
Democratic Sarah Lynn Cunningham 4,261 34.5%
Democratic Amy E. Shoemaker 1,812 14.7%
Democratic Gary Demling 1,253 10.1%
Total votes 12,356 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 39,026 61.71%
Republican Larry West 24,214 38.29%
Total votes 63,240 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 50,867 100.0%
Total votes 50,867 100.0%

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. Hodge, Rae (March 11, 2013). "Once an Aspiring 'War Correspondent,' Morgan McGarvey Settles into Senate". WFPL News. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  5. "J. Morgan McGarvey". Morgan Pottinger McGarvey. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. "Morgan McGarvey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. "McGarvey for State Senate". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  8. "2019 Responsibility.org Leadership Awards". Responsibility.org. December 20, 2019.
  9. "Senator Morgan McGarvey Receives UK College of Law Young Professional Award". Morgan Pottinger McGarvey. May 12, 2016.
  10. Dukehart, Coburn (November 4, 2009). "An American Family". NPR. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. "Kentucky State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  12. "Morgan McGarvey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
Kentucky Senate
Preceded by
Ray Jones		 Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
2019–present		 Incumbent


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