Morgan McGarvey

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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]

2024 presidential nominee

On July 19, 2024, McGarvey called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election. [14]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress: [15]

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. [19] Spaulding continues to work documenting the McGarveys today.

Electoral history

Morgan McGarvey
Rep. Morgan McGarvey - 118th Congress (cropped2).jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Kentucky's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 5,030 40.7%
Democratic Sarah Lynn Cunningham4,26134.5%
Democratic Amy E. Shoemaker1,81214.7%
Democratic Gary Demling1,25310.1%
Total votes12,356 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 39,327 100%
Total votes39,327 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) 39,026 61.71%
Republican Larry West24,21438.29%
Total votes63,240 100.0%
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2020 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 50,867 100.0%
Total votes50,867 100.0%
Kentucky 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2022 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 52,157 63.34%
Democratic Attica Scott30,18336.66%
Total votes82,340 100.0%
Kentucky 3rd Congressional District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 160,853 62.0%
Republican Stuart Ray98,62238.0%
Total votes259,475 100.0%
Kentucky 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2024 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan McGarvey 44,275 84.11%
Democratic Geoffrey M. "Geoff" Young5,87511.16%
Democratic Jared Randall2,4914.73%
Total votes52,641 100.0%

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Tim Shaughnessy 		Member of the Kentucky Senate
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