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C. Wesley Morgan

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C. Wesley Morgan
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Prior offices
Kentucky House of Representatives District 81

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 23, 2020

Education

High school

Leslie County High School, 1968

Bachelor's

University of the Cumberlands, 1974

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Business
Contact

C. Wesley Morgan (Republican Party) was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 81. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on December 31, 2018.

Morgan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky. He lost in the Republican primary on June 23, 2020.

Morgan is a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 81. Morgan was defeated in the primary on May 22, 2018.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs
Judiciary
Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

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

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Kentucky on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell (R)
 
57.8
 
1,233,315
Image of Amy McGrath
Amy McGrath (D)
 
38.2
 
816,257
Image of Brad Barron
Brad Barron (L)
 
4.0
 
85,386
Image of Paul John Frangedakis
Paul John Frangedakis (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
70
Image of Daniel Cobble
Daniel Cobble (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
18
Image of Randall Lee Teegarden
Randall Lee Teegarden (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9

Total votes: 2,135,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy McGrath
Amy McGrath
 
45.4
 
247,037
Image of Charles Booker
Charles Booker
 
42.6
 
231,888
Image of Mike Broihier
Mike Broihier Candidate Connection
 
5.0
 
27,175
Image of Mary Ann Tobin
Mary Ann Tobin
 
2.0
 
11,108
Image of Maggie Jo Hilliard
Maggie Jo Hilliard
 
1.1
 
6,224
Andrew Maynard
 
1.1
 
5,974
Image of Bennie Smith
Bennie Smith Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
5,040
Image of Jimmy Ausbrooks
Jimmy Ausbrooks Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
3,629
Image of Eric Rothmuller
Eric Rothmuller Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
2,995
John Sharpensteen
 
0.5
 
2,992

Total votes: 544,062
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
 
82.8
 
342,660
Image of C. Wesley Morgan
C. Wesley Morgan
 
6.2
 
25,588
Louis Grider
 
3.3
 
13,771
Image of Paul John Frangedakis
Paul John Frangedakis Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
11,957
Naren James
 
2.6
 
10,693
Kenneth Lowndes
 
1.3
 
5,548
Nicholas Alsager
 
0.9
 
3,603

Total votes: 413,820
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Brad Barron advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Kentucky on March 7, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Brad Barron
Brad Barron (L)

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2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81

Deanna Frazier Gordon defeated Morgan Eaves in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Deanna Frazier Gordon
Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
 
50.1
 
8,111
Morgan Eaves (D)
 
49.9
 
8,087

Total votes: 16,198
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81

Morgan Eaves advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 on May 22, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81

Deanna Frazier Gordon defeated incumbent C. Wesley Morgan in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Deanna Frazier Gordon
Deanna Frazier Gordon
 
56.8
 
1,477
Image of C. Wesley Morgan
C. Wesley Morgan
 
43.2
 
1,124

Total votes: 2,601
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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives 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.

C. Wesley Morgan defeated incumbent Rita Smart in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 general election.[1][2]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 81, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png C. Wesley Morgan 50.21% 9,056
     Democratic Rita Smart Incumbent 49.79% 8,980
Total Votes 18,036
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


Incumbent Rita Smart ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 Democratic primary.[3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 81, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rita Smart Incumbent (unopposed)


C. Wesley Morgan defeated Gus LaFontaine in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 Republican primary.[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 81, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png C. Wesley Morgan 55.30% 950
     Republican Gus LaFontaine 44.70% 768
Total Votes 1,718

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent Rita H. Smart ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while C. Wesley Morgan ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Smart defeated Morgan in the general election. Bonnie Linnemeier (R) withdrew before the primary.[5][6][7]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRita Smart Incumbent 58.6% 7,318
     Republican C. Wesley Morgan 41.4% 5,167
Total Votes 12,485

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Morgan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "As your representative of the 81st District, I will support legislation to abolish the state income tax, and give some relief to the hard working families in Kentucky."

Job Growth

  • Excerpt: "Creating jobs in the Bluegrass will be one of my key goals as your representative in the 81st District. By abolishing the state income tax and getting rid of burdensome regulations that keep businesses away; we will see a boom in job creation in Kentucky."

Education

  • Excerpt: "I want education in Kentucky to undergo serious reforms. Reforms that would not only make the quality of education better; but would also more efficiently prepare students for their career."

Right to Bear Arms

  • Excerpt: "Defending your rights from an oppressive government is my first priority. You can count on me to fight to protect your 2nd amendment rights."

Right to Work

  • Excerpt: "Like my friend Governor Bevin, I am a supporter of making Kentucky a Right to Work State. Employees should not be forced to enter a contract with a union if they do not wish to."

Campaign finance summary


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C. Wesley Morgan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020U.S. Senate KentuckyLost primary$288,018 $288,018
2018Kentucky House of Representatives District 81Lost primary$36,318 N/A**
2016Kentucky House of Representatives, District 81Won $85,894 N/A**
Grand total$410,230 $288,018
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 2 through April 14.

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


2017




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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Rita Smart (D)
Kentucky House of Representatives District 81
2017-2018
Succeeded by
Deanna Frazier (R)


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