Morgan Harper
Morgan Harper (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 3, 2022.
Biography
Morgan Harper was born in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University, a master's degree from Princeton University, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Harper’s career experience includes working as an attorney, community activist, and advisor to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.[1]
2022 battleground election
Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat on May 3, 2022. The candidates to receive the most media attention are Morgan Harper and Tim Ryan. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, announced that he would not seek re-election on Jan. 25, 2021.[2] The winner of this primary will run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.
Harper is an attorney and former advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Harper published a jobs plan called Ohio Opportunity Guarantee that included 600,000 clean energy jobs, a federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, Medicare for All, and full student loan debt forgiveness.[3] Upon launching her campaign, Harper told The New York Times that her campaign would aim to mobilize Black, women, and young voters.[4] In 2020, Harper ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House in District 3 against U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D).
Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. Ryan has campaigned on a range of economic issues, including revitalizing the state's manufacturing industry, a federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, renegotiating existing foreign trade deals, and expanding affordable healthcare.[5] Ryan told CNN that his campaign would "focus like a laser beam on workers."[6] Ryan was re-elected to represent District 13 in 2020 following an unsuccessful presidential campaign.
The policy area the two candidates disagree on most is healthcare. Harper supports Medicare for All, which would expand Medicare to cover all Americans and replace the existing private health insurance and marketplace options. Ryan supports the creation of a public option, an opt-in insurance plan that all Americans could join.[7] In a 2019 presidential debate, Ryan called Medicare for All a "potential disaster" for the party.[8]
Also running in the primary are Traci Johnson and LaShondra Tinsley.
As of February 2022, the three race rating outlets considered the general election to be either Lean, Solid, or Likley Republican. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump won the state by eight percentage points. At the time of the primary election, the other U.S. Senator from Ohio is Sherrod Brown (D), who last won re-election in 2018 by seven percentage points.
Demar Sheffey (Democratic Party) and Rick Taylor (Democratic Party) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
The primary will occur on May 3, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
Dominic LaCavera, Shawn Mousourakis, Eric Meiring, Samuel Ronan, and Chad Taylor are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shannon Taylor (L)
- Tamie Wilson (D)
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Morgan Harper, Traci Johnson, Tim Ryan, and LaShondra Tinsley are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Demar Sheffey (D)
- Rick Taylor (D)
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Leipold (R)
- Mackenzie Thompson (R)
- Zachary Musick (R)
- John Reed (R)
- John Berman (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
Polls
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Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[11] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[12]
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| Tim Ryan | Democratic Party | $8,527,880 | $3,497,863 | $5,030,018 | As of December 31, 2021 |
| Morgan Harper | Democratic Party | $877,788 | $440,975 | $436,813 | As of December 31, 2021 |
| LaShondra Tinsley | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[13][14][15]
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 3
Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Mark Richardson, Nicholas Moss, and Angela Davis in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on November 3, 2020.
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3
Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Morgan Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on April 28, 2020.
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Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3
Mark Richardson defeated Cleophus Dulaney in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on April 28, 2020.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Littler (R)
Candidate profile
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I was born at The Ohio State University Hospital. For the first nine months of my life, I lived in a foster home before being adopted and raised on the east side of Columbus by a Columbus Public Schools teacher. My mother, an immigrant from Trinidad, supported me and my brother while facing constant financial stress throughout our childhood. But, I got lucky. I received financial aid to attend Columbus Academy. And that's where this began. I developed an intense commitment to fighting inequality after seeing how opportunities open up, no matter your upbringing, once you're equipped with resources. I later received financial aid with help from the Ron Brown Scholar Program to attend Tufts (BA), Princeton (MA) and Stanford (JD). I then spent three years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) protecting consumers against predatory lenders and most recently at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) which invests in communities that have been systematically under-resourced. I care about nothing more than ending economic segregation-which I believe is systemic. I'm convinced we need a new generation of bold leadership in Congress to ensure that my story is every child's story regardless of the circumstances of one's birth. I'm running to represent working people of Ohio's Third Congressional District because 36 years ago, Central Ohio gave me-a newborn with an uncertain future-a chance to succeed."
The messages below are the candidate’s own.
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Ohio District 3 in 2020
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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I was born at The Ohio State University Hospital. For the first nine months of my life, I lived in a foster home before being adopted and raised on the east side of Columbus by a Columbus Public Schools teacher. My mother, an immigrant from Trinidad, supported me and my brother while facing constant financial stress throughout our childhood. But, I got lucky.
I received financial aid to attend Columbus Academy. And that's where this began. I developed an intense commitment to fighting inequality after seeing how opportunities open up, no matter your upbringing, once you're equipped with resources. I later received financial aid with help from the Ron Brown Scholar Program to attend Tufts (BA), Princeton (MA) and Stanford (JD). I then spent three years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) protecting consumers against predatory lenders and most recently at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) which invests in communities that have been systematically under-resourced. I care about nothing more than ending economic segregation-which I believe is systemic. I'm convinced we need a new generation of bold leadership in Congress to ensure that my story is every child's story regardless of the circumstances of one's birth.
I'm running to represent working people of Ohio's Third Congressional District because 36 years ago, Central Ohio gave me-a newborn with an uncertain future-a chance to succeed.
Columbus is the second-most economically segregated metropolitan area in the country and one of the least economically mobile cities in the nation. If you grow up poor here, chances are you stay poor. This is not only true in the Third District, but increasingly, across the entire United States. I will push for bold policies to improve people's financial situations, including: Universal Child Care and Early Learning, Jobs Guarantee, Tuition-Free Public College, Universal Income; Federal Minimum Living Wage; and Medicare for All.
Columbus is in Ohio Valley's "Asthma Belt." The combination of poverty, pollen, and air quality affects us at a disproportionately higher rate, compared to other cities in the U.S. Asthma is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism and Columbus ranks as one of the top metropolitan areas in which children miss school due to asthma attacks. Pollution and climate change are keeping our children out of school more than 5,000 days each and every academic year. I will push for bold policies to improve our environment, including but not limited to supporting the Green New Deal.
- The unemployment rate in Franklin County is near historic lows, but the number of people who are homeless continues to grow. Between 2012 and 2017, home prices in Central Ohio have risen by an average of nearly six percent annually, while household income has only increased by just over one percent annually during this same period. Gentrification, nearly stagnant wages, and a shortage of affordable housing is forcing far too many people in Columbus to become housing unstable. As a member of Congress I will push for National Rent Stabilization Policies and Increased Affordable Housing Supply.
I am campaigning to ensure the economy works for everyone in this country, not just a few. Every single person has value and deserves a chance to live a stable life. My platform seeks to create that stability by ensuring people have access to healthcare, living wage jobs, quality housing, and a clean environment. We also need to redress the racial injustices of the past through systemic reparations.
We must rebalance power away from millionaires and billionaires to working families. Currently, a small group of people and entities (such as those leading the financial services, fossil fuel, and healthcare-related sectors) have managed not only to accumulate the majority of the country's wealth, but also maintain control of our political sector by paying politicians. I am working to ensure we have a political system comprised of representatives who are putting people first by eschewing corporate PAC and lobbyist money. We also need the wealthy to pay higher taxes and eliminate their ability to shield their income and wealth from taxation. Further, we must shift the dialogue of this country away from hate and fear and towards understanding and inclusion.
Shirley Chisholm. Unbought and Unbossed.
Caring about improving the lives of all Americans, not just the wealthy, and acting accordingly
Not being owned by anyone or anything, whether it be corporations, the wealthy, or any special interests
Competence
Compassion
Compassion Competence Affability Ability and desire to work tirelessly
To improve the lives of those who have been left behind To build a lasting societal infrastructure that provides opportunity to people of all backgrounds To fight climate change To fight the increasing normalization of police brutality To fight disinformation and fake news To fight voter suppression To fight increasing economic inequality
Success for me will be passing a bold legislative agenda to ensure everyone in this country can have their basic needs met. This agenda will include policies such as:
Medicare for All Green New Deal Increased federal housing supply National rent stabilization Systemic reparations Free public college
Berlin Wall coming down. 1st grade.
Jewish Community Center camp counselor - summer job
Another Country
Ultralight beam
Growing up in a broken home
Holds the purse strings. Can impeach.
It depends. Not all experience is good experience, though some types of experience can be very helpful.
Mass mobilization to combat climate change; Increasing economic inequality; Increasing militarization and unchecked behavior of the police force; Increasing voter suppression
Appropriations → Defense; Energy, Water Development and Related; Financial Services and General Gov; Interior, Environment and Related; Labor, HHS, Education, and Related; Transportation, HUD and Related
Education and Labor → Civil Rights and Human Services; Workforce Protections
Energy and Commerce → Consumer Protection and Commerce; Energy; Environment and Climate Change
Financial Services → Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions; Housing, Community Development, and Insurance
Judiciary → Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties; Immigration and Citizenship
Natural Resources → All
Oversight and Reform → All
Science, Space, and Technology → Energy; Environment
Transportation and Infrastructure → Highways and Transit; Water Resources and Environment
Ways and Means → Worker and Family Support
No. It forces elected officials to constantly focus on being re-elected, rather than governing. It misaligns incentives.
I support term limits.
Shirley Chisholm
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Campaign website
Harper’s campaign website stated the following:
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Financial Stability Columbus is the second-most economically segregated metropolitan area in the country and one of the least economically mobile cities in the nation. If you grow up poor here, chances are you stay poor. This is not only true in the Third District, but increasingly, across the entire United States. If you elect me as your representative, I will push for bold policies to improve people’s financial situations, including:
Racial Justice The black poverty rate in Columbus is 50% higher than the average. In Franklin County alone, our people comprise nearly 65 percent of those in the homeless system. Across Central Ohio, black women earn 65 cents for every dollar earned by men. The median net worth in the U.S. for a black family is now $9,000, compared with $132,000 for a white family. The time for merely studying these issues has passed. The time for remedies is now. If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing for:
Stable Housing The unemployment rate in Franklin County is near historic lows, but the number of people who are homeless continues to grow. Between 2012 and 2017, home prices in Central Ohio have risen by an average of nearly six percent annually, while household income has only increased by just over one percent annually during this same period. Gentrification, nearly stagnant wages, and a shortage of affordable housing is forcing far too many people in Columbus to become housing unstable. If you elect me as your representative, I will push for:
Clean Environment Columbus is in Ohio Valley’s “Asthma Belt.” The combination of poverty, pollen, and air quality affects us at a disproportionately higher rate, compared to other cities in the U.S. Asthma is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism and Columbus ranks as one of the top metropolitan areas in which children miss school due to asthma attacks. Pollution and climate change are keeping our children out of school more than 5,000 days each and every academic year. If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing for bold new policies, including:
Public Safety Every year, nearly 1,000 people are shot and killed in the United States...by the police. For black men and boys, being killed by the police is a leading cause of death. We need to reform policing to reimagine public safety. If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing to:
Worker’s Rights When workers have rights and a voice on the job, they earn more, have safer workplaces, and begin to close the gender and race pay gaps. All Ohio workers, union and non-union, do better when unions are strong, and employees have a free and fair opportunity to organize in their workplaces. If you elect me as your representative, I will fight for policies that move Central Ohio workers forward, including:
Reproductive Justice I support a person’s right to choose if and when to end a pregnancy or become a parent from a reproductive justice framework. This means also addressing policy solutions that focus on racial, economic, and health equity to ensure an individual's right to reproductive and abortion healthcare or to parent with adequate resources, dignity, and free from interpersonal and State violence. To protect and expand reproductive justice for all, I will fight for:
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 27, 2019
- ↑ Rob Portman: United States Senator for Ohio, "Portman Statement on Political Future," January 25, 2021
- ↑ Morgan Harper's 2022 campaign website, "Jobs plan," accessed February 15, 2022
- ↑ The New York Times, "Progressive Democrat Enters Ohio’s Senate Race, Challenging Tim Ryan," August 18, 2021
- ↑ Tim Ryan's 2022 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 15, 2022
- ↑ CNN, "Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan launches campaign of US Senate seat in Ohio," April 26, 2021
- ↑ Healthline, "Medicare for All vs. Public Option: How Do They Compare?" February 15, 2022
- ↑ Politico, " Tim Ryan: Democrats will 'lose 48 states' on a 'Medicare for All' platform," July 31, 2019
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2020 Quarterly reports," accessed September 21, 2020
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Morgan Harper’s 2020 campaign website, “My Platform,” accessed April 15, 2020
