Kiah Morris

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Kiah Morris
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Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District

Democratic Party

Personal
Profession
Health Specialist, Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Contact

Personal website

Kiah Morris is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Bennington-2-2 District from 2015 to 2018. Morris resigned September 26, 2018. In a Facebook post announcing her resignation, Morris said, "This time has proven to be one of significant challenge for my family. My husband is beginning the long physical journey of recovery following extensive open-heart surgery. We face continued harassment and seek legal remedies to the harm endured."[1]

Morris advanced from the primary on August 14, 2018, but withdrew from the race prior to the general election scheduled for November 6, 2018.

Biography

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Morris' professional experience includes working at Junior Achievement of Seattle, Principal Financial Group, Career Builder and Orbitz Worldwide. She was also a community health imrovement specialist for Southwestern Vermont Health Care.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Vermont committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary

2015 legislative session

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

Campaign themes

2014

Morris' campaign highlighted the following themes:[3]

  • Environment
Excerpt: "Bennington has a unique opportunity to positively impact our environment and economy by becoming a leader in green initiatives."[4]
  • Drug Policy
Excerpt: "Bennington needs locally accessible treatment options for residents who are battling addictions with drugs and alcohol."[5]
  • Transportation
Excerpt: "Transit is one of the most important investments that we can make as a community to make Bennington and the region work more effectively."[6]
  • Healthcare
Excerpt: "The ability to live a healthy life, is one of the most fundamental rights that every person should have."[7]
  • Economy
Excerpt: "Bennington needs real economic growth beyond the manufacturing sector to rebuild our economic base."[8]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.


Elections

2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey (R) and Jim Carroll (D) won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔

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Mary Morrissey  (R)
 
52.7
 
1,810
✔

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Jim Carroll  (D)
 
45.4
 
1,559
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 65

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

Total votes: 3,434
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Kiah Morris advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔

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Kiah Morris  (D)
 
100
 
714

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

Total votes: 714
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔

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Mary Morrissey  (R)
 
100
 
184

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

Total votes: 184

2016

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.

Incumbent Kiah Morris and incumbent Mary Morrissey were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District general election.[9][10]
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kiah Morris Incumbent 45.05% 1,757
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Morrissey Incumbent 54.95% 2,143
Total Votes 3,900
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Kiah Morris ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Democratic primary.[11][12]
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kiah Morris Incumbent (unopposed)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Republican primary.[11][12]
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Morrissey Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Bennington-2-2 has two state representatives. Brandy Reynolds faced Jim Carroll, Kiah Morris and Joann Erenhouse in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mary Morrissey was unopposed in the Republican primary.[13][14][15][16] Morris and Erenhouse earned enough votes in the Democratic primary to move on to the general election. Morrissey and Morris defeated Erenhouse in the general election.[17]

Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Morrissey Incumbent 42.6% 1,241
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKiah Morris 30% 873
     Democratic Joann Erenhouse 27.4% 797
Total Votes 2,911
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 2-2 District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKiah Morris 32.3% 239
Green check mark transparent.pngJoann Erenhouse 24.8% 184
Jim Carroll 22.1% 164
Brandy J. Reynolds 20.8% 154
Total Votes 741

Campaign donors

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
Why is that? While candidates and parties must file detailed expenditure reports, independent organizations and unions are not required to file reports in every case. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.
Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website.

Comprehensive donor information is shown below. Based on available campaign finance records, Morris raised a total of $3,390 in elections. Ballotpedia updates the information below in the years following a general election.[18]
Ruqaiyah (Kiah) Morris campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2 Won $0
2014 Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2 Won $3,390
Grand total raised $3,390
Source: Follow the Money

2016

Morris won re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Morris raised a total of $0.
Vermont House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Kiah Morris's campaign in 2016
Total raised in 2016$0
Source: Follow the Money

2014

Morris won election to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, Morris raised a total of $3,390.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 13. There was also a special session from May 23 through June 29.

  • Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
  • Legislators are scored based on their voting records on environmental issues.
  • Legislators are scored by VPIRG on bills related to public interest issues.


2017


2016


2015



See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Facebook, "Kiah Morris on September 26, 2018," accessed September 27, 2018
  2. ↑ Kiah Morris campaign website, "Biography," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Democracy.com, "Kiah Morris," July 25, 2014
  4. ↑ Democracy.com, "Bennington Should Lead the Way in Green Initiatives," July 25, 2014
  5. ↑ Democracy.com, "Local Treament for Addiction and Recovery," July 25, 2014
  6. ↑ Democracy.com, "An Expanded Transit System," July 25, 2014
  7. ↑ Democracy.com, "Quality Healthcare Should Not be a Luxury.," July 23, 2014
  8. ↑ Democracy.com, "Real Economic Growth," July 4, 2014
  9. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
  10. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
  13. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  14. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
  15. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  16. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
  17. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
  18. ↑ The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties, likely representing only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. See this page for more details.
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District
2014-2019 		Succeeded by
Jim Carroll
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