Morgan McGarvey
DemocratU.S. Representative, KY-3| Age | 46 (b. 1979-12-23) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Education | duPont Manual High School (1998); B.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri (2002); J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law (2007) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (partner at the law firm Morgan Pottinger McGarvey, co-founded by his grandfather); previously Special Assistant to Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, congressional staffer for U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, and associate at Frost Brown Todd |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Marital status | married — Chris McGarvey (née Danner) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Highlands neighborhood, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Notable relatives | Father John McGarvey was a staff member for former Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford and longtime city attorney for Anchorage, Kentucky; his family's law firm (Morgan Pottinger McGarvey) was co-founded by his grandfather. |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · religion · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | Kentucky State Senate, 19th District (2013-2023) · Kentucky Senate Minority Leader (2019-2023) |
| Committees | Committee on the Budget · Committee on Small Business (Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access; Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development) · Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs; Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Equality Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment · Rare Disease Caucus · Future Forum Caucus |
| Leadership | Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus (119th Congress, named December 2024) · Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus (119th Congress, elected December 2024) · DCCC Recruitment Co-Chair (2026 cycle) · Co-Chair for Communications, Future Forum Caucus |
| Ideology | Member of both the Congressional Progressive Caucus (Vice Chair) and the centrist New Democrat Coalition; the only Democrat in Kentucky's congressional delegation. |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| VOYA Financial - Morgan & Pottinger PSC 401(k) (Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund) | fund · $0–$250,000 · 2025 |
| VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility WTD ETF | fund · $0–$100,000 · 2025 |
| Republic Bank Savings | other · $0–$100,000 · 2025 |
| Chris IRA (SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF) | fund · $0–$100,000 · 2025 |
| NY 529 Plan - DC2 (Target Enrollment 2032) | other · $0–$100,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Brown-Forman Corp ($69,625)
Top industries: Lawyers/Law Firms ($435,499)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.