Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey describes wearing out a pair of shoes during his first campaign, then another pair during his reelection effort.¹ He and his wife, Chris, are raising three children in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood, in the city where he grew up and attended duPont Manual High School.¹

McGarvey earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri in 2002 and his law degree at the University of Kentucky in 2007.² Before entering Congress, he worked for Congressman Ben Chandler and Kentucky's attorney general, practiced law privately and served in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023.² He became the state Senate's Democratic minority leader during that tenure.¹

First elected to the House in 2022, he now serves on the Veterans' Affairs, Small Business and Budget committees.¹ He is also a chief deputy whip for House Democrats and a vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.¹ In December 2023, he introduced the Relief for Survivors of Miners Act, proposing easier access to black lung benefits for surviving dependents and assistance with legal and medical expenses incurred during claims.³

The proposal also sought a Government Accountability Office report on the financial impact of those payments and potential improvements to the benefits process.³ McGarvey faces Republican nurse and business owner María Teresa Rodriguez in the 2026 election.⁴ He calls lowering household costs his main priority and supports reversing Medicaid cuts, increasing housing supply and banning congressional stock trading.⁵