Democrat · Minnesota's 3rd District · 2026
Kelly Morrison
Morrison spent more than 20 years caring for Minnesota patients as an obstetrician and gynecologist.
Biography
Kelly Morrison's family makes an annual camping trip to the Boundary Waters, and she is a Minnesota Vikings fan.1 She and her husband, John Willoughby, a former Army Ranger, have three children and a dog.2 Morrison practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Minnesota for more than twenty years before entering Congress.2
She earned a history degree at Yale.3 Her route into medicine included premedical coursework at Boston University and a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University.3 She describes patients' struggles to afford healthcare and prescription drugs as part of what drew her into politics.1
Morrison entered Minnesota's House in 2019 and its Senate in 2023, resigning the Senate seat in June 2024 to campaign for Congress.3 She was the Senate chief author of the enacted 2023 Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, a state shield law for reproductive healthcare lawful in Minnesota.4 She joined the U.S. House in January 2025 and serves on Veterans' Affairs and Small Business.5
Her current proposals include tariff relief for small businesses and expanded access to fertility care for veterans.1 She supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and legislation banning individual stock ownership by members of Congress, the president and vice president.1 Her agenda also emphasizes lower housing and childcare costs, medical research and protecting clean water and public lands.1
Record and controversies
Stock trading and disclosures
An April 2026 NOTUS review identified eight financial transactions worth at least $1.4 million that Morrison disclosed late.6 The underlying filing was signed April 2, 2026 and includes equity transactions from 2025.7 Her office acknowledged the delay and said an investment manager handled the portfolio without her prior knowledge of the trades.6 The office said reporting processes had been updated and that Morrison would pay any fine issued.6 A paid fine or separate enforcement decision was not verified in this review.
The reporting also identified a purchase of $15,001 to $50,000 in Saronic Technologies, an autonomous naval vessel contractor, nine days after the Iran war began.6 A spokesperson said an investment adviser made the purchase.8
She announced divestment plans; experts called the trading legal but questioned conflicts.9 Completion was not independently verified.