Will Morgan
Will Morgan is a former Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 56B from 2013 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morgan served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education Finance |
| • Education Policy |
| • Energy Policy, Vice chair |
| • Health and Human Services Policy |
Campaign themes
2012
Morgan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "We know the quality of our schools and the education our students receive is dependent, first and foremost, on the quality of the teachers in the classroom. We cannot degrade that quality by adopting shortcuts to our teacher training or reducing the standards for our children."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "With the historic deficits we faced in 2009 and 2010, I worked to prioritize nursing homes, minimize the impact of health care costs on families, preserve the health care access fund for its intended purpose and maximize the impact of federal dollars coming to our state."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Our natural resources are a Minnesota treasure. And, with the renewable energy standard, our well-educated work force is well positioned to capitalize on the green economy-the growth sector of the 21st century."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Will Morgan was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Roz Peterson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Peterson defeated Morgan in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Roz Peterson |
54% | 7,856 | |
| Democratic | Will Morgan Incumbent | 45.8% | 6,669 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.2% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 14,552 | |||
2012
Morgan won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 56B. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Roz Peterson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Will Morgan |
50.4% | 10,685 | |
| Republican | Roz Peterson | 49.6% | 10,515 | |
| Total Votes | 21,200 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 20.
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Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[7]
2013
Morgan received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 94th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[8]
Recent news
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External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ "votewillmorgan," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Andrea Kieffer (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 56B 2013- 2015 |
Succeeded by Roz Peterson (R) |
