Morgan McGarvey

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Morgan McGarvey
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Democratic Party

U.S. House Kentucky District 3
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Kentucky State Senate District 19

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri

Law

University of Kentucky College of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
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Morgan McGarvey (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

McGarvey (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

McGarvey served as state Senate minority leader from 2019 to 2023.

Biography

Morgan McGarvey was born in Louisville, Kentucky. McGarvey earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a law degree from the University of Kentucky. His career experience includes working as an attorney with Morgan & Pottinger PSC. McGarvey has been affiliated with the Young Professionals Association of Louisville and the New Leaders Council.[1]


Committee assignments

2023-2024

McGarvey was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

McGarvey was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

McGarvey was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations and Revenue
• Banking and Insurance
• State and Local Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McGarvey served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McGarvey served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2013
• Banking and Insurance
• Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
• State and Local Government
• Transportation

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey defeated Mike Craven, Jared Randall, and Daniel Cobble in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey (D)
 
62.4
 
190,748
Image of Mike Craven
Mike Craven (R)
 
37.6
 
114,957
Image of Jared Randall
Jared Randall (D) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Daniel Cobble
Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 305,705
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey defeated Geoff M. Young and Jared Randall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey
 
84.1
 
44,275
Image of Geoff M. Young
Geoff M. Young Candidate Connection
 
11.2
 
5,875
Image of Jared Randall
Jared Randall Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
2,491

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,641
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Mike Craven defeated Denny Ormerod in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Craven
Mike Craven
 
75.2
 
15,397
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Denny Ormerod
 
24.8
 
5,074

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,471
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Stuart Ray and Daniel Cobble in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey (D)
 
62.0
 
160,920
Image of Stuart Ray
Stuart Ray (R)
 
38.0
 
98,637
Image of Daniel Cobble
Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
30

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 259,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Attica Scott in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey
 
63.3
 
52,157
Image of Attica Scott
Attica Scott
 
36.7
 
30,183

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,340
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stuart Ray
Stuart Ray
 
29.5
 
9,703
Image of Rhonda Palazzo
Rhonda Palazzo
 
29.4
 
9,645
Image of Mike Craven
Mike Craven
 
19.7
 
6,488
Image of Gregory Puccetti
Gregory Puccetti Candidate Connection
 
9.1
 
2,980
Image of Daniel Cobble
Daniel Cobble Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
1,539
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Justin Gregory
 
3.9
 
1,293
Image of Darien Barrios Moreno
Darien Barrios Moreno Candidate Connection
 
3.7
 
1,212

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,860
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky State Senate District 19

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey won election in the general election for Kentucky State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey (D)
 
100.0
 
50,867

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,867
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Morgan McGarvey advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky State Senate District 19.

2016

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey defeated Larry West in the Kentucky State Senate District 19 general election.[15][16]

Kentucky State Senate District 19, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Morgan McGarvey Incumbent 61.71% 39,026
     Republican Larry West 38.29% 24,214
Total Votes 63,240
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


Incumbent Morgan McGarvey ran unopposed in the Kentucky State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[17]

Kentucky State Senate District 19, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Morgan McGarvey Incumbent (unopposed)


Larry West ran unopposed in the Kentucky State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[18]

Kentucky State Senate District 19, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Larry West  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012

McGarvey won election in the 2012 election for Kentucky State Senate District 19. He defeated Gary Demling, Sarah Lynn Cunningham and Amy E. Shoemaker in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[19][20]

Kentucky State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMorgan McGarvey 40.7% 5,030
Sarah Lynn Cunningham 34.5% 4,261
Amy E. Shoemaker 14.7% 1,812
Gary Demling 10.1% 1,253
Total Votes 12,356

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign website

McGarvey's campaign website stated the following:

“

HEALTH CARE

I believe health care is a basic human right. No one should receive a diagnosis and have to worry about going bankrupt, or be forced to choose between their prescription medications and paying for groceries. That’s why I support Medicare for All to ensure that everyone is covered with quality, affordable, accessible care.

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act and Kentucky expanded Medicaid, we brought health insurance coverage to over 400,000 Kentuckians, many for the first time. It was a game changer for thousands of families in our commonwealth and was one of the greatest economic development policies ever passed in our state.

But there is still more work to be done. We need to shore up our rural health care systems. We must allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. We must expand health insurance coverage to include vision, dental, and hearing. In Congress, I will continue this work to ensure that all Kentuckians have health care coverage that allows them to regularly see a doctor, access affordable prescription medication, and survive an emergency or catastrophic health diagnosis without incurring financial hardship.


EDUCATION

Every kid should have the opportunity to go to a good public school that prepares them for a successful life, no matter your zip code. My wife and I are products of public schools, our kids go to public schools, and I have championed the interests of our teachers and public school employees, including stepping in to oppose Gov. Matt Bevin’s illegal gutting of the teacher retirement system and fighting to give our hardworking public education employees a raise. I am proud to have the backing of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, the Kentucky Education Association, and the National Education Association in my campaign for Congress.

At the federal level, it is time for the United States to expand public education to include universal pre-Kindergarten and free community college so that every Kentuckian can gain access to the skills they need to get a good, family-supporting job. I further believe we must sufficiently fund our public universities to make them affordable for all Americans.

Especially now, our teachers and public education employees deserve our gratitude and a raise, as they have taken care of our loved ones and risked their own health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.


CLIMATE CHANGE

I am running to address the existential threat of climate change so that future generations have a livable planet and aren’t constantly dealing with natural disasters like last December’s tornadoes that devastated entire communities in Western Kentucky or regular extreme flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

We must act now.

I support federal spending and tax incentives to dramatically expand renewable energy buildout in the United States, infrastructure spending to speed the deployment of electric vehicles, and tax incentives for consumer purchase of union-made and American-made electric vehicles. I support a federal clean energy standard that incentivizes investor-owned electric utilities to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions while creating millions of good-paying jobs to build the clean energy infrastructure necessary to make this transition. And I will fight for federal spending to incentivize rural electric cooperatives to transition to clean, renewable energy by relieving debt associated with coal-fired power plants, and conditioning such relief upon the coop’s investment in a clean energy transition.


RACIAL JUSTICE

The United States’ long history of racist economic policies has created a racial wealth gap between white Americans and Black and brown communities. I believe that it is the federal government’s duty to implement policies that acknowledge and address the systemic racism that is endemic in so much of our daily lives – from the education system to the justice system to banking, housing, and health care.

I support anti-poverty measures that would disproportionately pull Black and brown Americans out of poverty and allow them to prosper, such as making the Child Tax Credit permanent, passing the BOOST Act, expanding public education to include universal pre-K and free community college, and increasing access to quality, affordable health care.

We must also address the disparities with which Black Kentuckians are treated by police and by our criminal justice system. I support passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to ban some of the worst practices we’ve seen in policing and to take a step toward ending police brutality. After Breonna Taylor was killed by police in Louisville in the spring of 2020, I was proud to vote for a ban on no-knock warrants in Kentucky in Frankfort. I support a federal ban on no-knock warrants in Congress.


LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

I support full legalization and decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level. Full legalization will not only create economic growth and tax revenue from a new, booming industry for Kentucky – it will also decrease our prison population, save millions in taxpayer dollars spent on incarceration, and undo decades of racist, unnecessary criminal convictions. Even though white and Black populations use marijuana at the same rates, Black people are exponentially more likely to be incarcerated for the same crime. Any bill that legalizes marijuana must also ensure that the legalization process commutes sentences and expunged convictions of low level offenders, and that profits from marijuana go to the communities most harmed by unfair drug laws and policing practices.


PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of American life – from the economy to education to the tragedy of nearly 1 million deaths. The U.S. Government has the ability and an obligation to not only end the COVID-19 pandemic, but to do everything we can do to prevent the disruption, economic damage, and suffering caused by a future pandemic.

When the H1N1 health emergency hit we were able to tap into the national stockpile but because of short sightedness we didn’t fill the stockpile back up. There is no question lives were lost in COVID because of this. We cannot allow that to happen again. We must refill the stockpile and expand it for the next pandemic.

We also must invest more in research of likely pathogens, and developing prototype vaccines that will allow for rapid development and deployment of life-saving vaccines the next time a highly transmissible virus takes hold.

It also means enhancing our ability to review and assess biosecurity risks. We should be treating research labs that deal with pathogens with the same level of caution that we apply to nuclear material and airline safety. The work done here is incredibly important but one only has to look to the influenza A epidemic of 1977 or the more than 1,000 incidents between 2008 and 2012 to see that our current oversight system is simply insufficient.

We must ensure independent oversight of labs conducting dual-use research of concern and creating consequences for noncompliance with safety and security protocols. The safety oversight of this work should be controlled by those concerned with preventing the next pandemic, rather than by the scientist funding this important research. That is why such supervision should be moved away from the NIH and to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

We can save lives and prevent potentially trillions of dollars in economic losses by planning for the next pandemic, by incorporating air filtration, ventilation, and sterilization mechanisms into building codes – especially for our schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and transit systems. Just as sprinklers, fire extinguishers, and maximum occupancy requirements for public buildings have made catastrophic building fires a thing of the past in the United States, we can implement changes that make airborne pathogens like SARS-COV-2 less damaging and harmful to our families and our communities.


AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR KENTUCKY FAMILIES

The United States needs policies that grow our economy from the bottom up, by expanding the middle class with good-paying jobs that can support a family. In Congress, I will work to build an economy in which workers can thrive and get ahead, including by increasing wages, protecting workers’ rights to collectively bargain, and making it possible to raise a family while participating in the workforce.

We have to have economic policies that allow people to work, raise a family, and care for their loved ones. That’s why I support at least four weeks of paid family leave, subsidizing affordable child care and passing universal pre-Kindergarten so that young parents can afford to take care of their children and keep their careers.

I support increasing the federal minimum wage to $15/hour, and then indexing the minimum wage to inflation so that workers don’t start falling behind the moment they get a raise. And I believe we should require equal pay for equal work. I’ve proposed such an increase as the law in Kentucky and think it should be the law everywhere in our country.

And because I am serious about ending generational poverty, I support making the Child Tax Credit permanent. While it was in effect, the Child Tax Credit lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty. Cutting child poverty has positive effects in both the immediate and long term. Aside from the immediate effect of giving families the resources they need to survive and thrive, It is associated with better lifelong outcomes for children in education, earnings in adulthood, and health.


LABOR

I have stood shoulder to shoulder with organized labor in the state Senate, opposing Right to Work, protecting prevailing wage requirements for state contractors, and fighting against efforts to undermine the retirement benefits of our teachers and public employees.

In Congress, I will step up to level the playing field between workers and employers, not only to protect unions, but to grow them. If it doesn’t pass this year, I will be a cosponsor and a staunch supporter of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, to protect the right to form a union and collectively bargain, to ensure access to worksites, to protect workers during the critical period by banning captive audience meetings, and by mandating stiff financial penalties for employers who use union-busting tactics to keep their workers away from the negotiating table.

But we need more than just the PRO Act. In Congress, I will fight to ensure that the investments we make in infrastructure, expanded public education, renewable energy, and electric vehicles and batteries – like those that will be made in the proposed Ford plant in Hardin County – go to companies with union workforces. When we’ve seen real economic growth in this country; it has come because we have had a government willing to invest in our country’s infrastructure, and we have had union density near 35%. In Congress, I will be a vote and an advocate for ensuring that we get back to both.

I’m proud to be endorsed by over a dozen labor organizations from Louisville and across Kentucky, including the Kentucky AFL-CIO.


IMMIGRATION

Immigration reform must reflect America’s democratic ideals and not create a second class of workers. A broad path to citizenship must be the centerpiece to any serious immigration reform that moves 11 million people out of the shadows. Instead of supporting commonsense, bipartisan reforms, too many in the other party want to make it hard for undocumented women to report crimes under the Violence Against Women Act, want to turn Census workers into immigration agents to reduce resources to communities in need, and want to force local law enforcement to take over immigration enforcement from the federal government instead of making our national immigration authorities better. All of these approaches are wrong and I will oppose them in Congress while fighting for comprehensive reform that provides a pathway to citizenship.


VOTING AND DEMOCRACY

Our democracy works best when we hear from all Americans, and we need voting reform that allows more Americans to vote. Congress must pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to guarantee access to the ballot for all Americans. We must expand absentee voting, allow for automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration, allow for early voting and ballot dropboxes to make it more convenient for more people to vote, and make election day a federal holiday.


LGBTQ+

In 2022, we have seen a wave of anti-LGBTQ hatred and discrimination from Republican-controlled state governments across the country. Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law prohibits teaching about sexual identity and orientation, and Texas has begun attempts to prosecute parents of trans kids for child abuse. Republicans passed a bill that disallows trans kids from participating in sports right here at home in Kentucky.

In Congress, I will be a voice to protect the rights, dignity, and safety of LGBTQ Americans. I will be a vote for and a co-sponsor of the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, as well as the LGBTQ Youth Act, which expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing LGBTQ Youth.


REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

I will always fight for a woman's right to an abortion. In the wake of the Dobbs decision in June of this year, Kentucky immediately activated one of the most extreme and inhumane abortion laws in the country. Right now, in Kentucky, women don't have access to legal abortion — this ban does not even include exceptions for rape or incest. This has immediate real and devastating consequences for Kentucky women and girls. For example, if an underage girl becomes pregnant as the result of rape, she will be forced to carry that pregnancy to term or have to cross state lines.

This is despicable, and Congress needs to step up in order to fix it. I will be a vote to put Roe v. Wade into federal law, so that a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy and make healthcare decisions that are right for her cannot be taken away by state legislatures across the country. I will also continue to fight in Congress for increased access to quality, affordable health care, especially comprehensive reproductive, maternal, and newborn health care, and will vote to require that health insurance providers cover birth control.[21]

”
—Morgan McGarvey's campaign website (2022)[22]

2020

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Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Morgan McGarvey
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
David Trone  source  (D) U.S. Senate Maryland (2024) PrimaryLost Primary

Campaign finance summary

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Morgan McGarvey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Kentucky District 3Won general$2,055,184 $954,664
2022U.S. House Kentucky District 3Won general$3,088,931 $2,867,875
2020Kentucky State Senate District 19Won general$240,184 N/A**
2016Kentucky State Senate, District 19Won $220,368 N/A**
2012Kentucky State Senate, District 19Won $170,910 N/A**
Grand total$5,775,577 $3,822,538
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
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Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Said President Joe Biden (D) should withdraw as 2024 Democratic presidential nominee

See also: Democratic Party officials on Joe Biden's 2024 presidential election campaign

On July 19, 2024, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.) said President Joe Biden (D) should withdraw from the 2024 Democratic presidential race ahead of the Democratic National Convention on August 19-22, 2024.

McGarvey said, "There has never been any doubt that [Biden] genuinely cares about our country, our government, and the people who make it great. That's why there is no joy in the recognition he should not be our nominee in November. [...] President Biden is a good man who cares deeply about the American people. I trust that he will do what's best for the nation, and we will come together as Democrats to move the country forward."[23]

Following the first 2024 presidential debate, Democratic elected officials commented publicly on President Joe Biden's (D) debate performance and his presidential candidacy. On July 2, 2024, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first Democratic federal elected official to call on Biden to withdraw from the race in the wake of the debate.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 14.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators from the Louisville area are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Senator Morgan McGarvey (D)," accessed March 10, 2020
    2. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
    6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
    7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
    8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
    9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    10. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
    11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
    12. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
    13. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
    14. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
    15. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
    16. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    17. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    18. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    19. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 7, 2015
    20. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Election Results
    21. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    22. ↑ Morgan McGarvey for Congress, “Issues,” accessed November 4, 2022
    23. ↑ Twitter, "Morgan McGarvey on July 19, 2024," accessed July 19, 2024

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