About Morgan

Morgan is originally from Louisville and graduated from duPont Manual High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and his law degree from the University of Kentucky. He lives with his wife, Chris, and their 3 children in the Highlands of Louisville. 

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Morgan previously worked as a senior associate at Morgan & Pottinger, P.S.C. and a litigation associate at Frost Brown Todd. He also worked as special assistant attorney general at the Kentucky Attorney General's office. 

Ballotpedia: Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey is a US representative for Kentucky Congressional District 3. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term. He previously served as state senator for Kentucky State Senate district 19. He was first elected in 2012 and served 3 terms. He served as the Kentucky State Senate minority leader from 2019 to 2023.

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Supports policies that aim to grow the economy from the "bottom up" by expanding the middle class with family-supporting jobs.

Supports policies that aim to grow the economy from the "bottom up" by expanding the middle class with higher paying jobs.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and then indexing it to inflation.

Supports making the Child Tax Credit permanent, noting it lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty.

Supports permanently increasing Child Tax Credit, which was expanded in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. 

Supports economic policies that enable work-life balance, including at least four weeks of paid family leave, subsidized affordable child care, and universal pre-Kindergarten.

Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to protect and grow unions, ensuring access to worksites, banning captive audience meetings, and imposing penalties for union-busting tactics.

- Supports policies that aim to grow the economy from the "bottom up" by expanding the middle class with higher paying jobs.
- Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and then indexing it to inflation.
- Supports permanently increasing Child Tax Credit, which was expanded in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. 
- Supports economic policies that enable work-life balance, including at least four weeks of paid family leave, subsidized affordable child care, and universal pre-Kindergarten.
- Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to protect and grow unions, ensuring access to worksites, banning captive audience meetings, and imposing penalties for union-busting tactics.

Economy

Supports strengthening rural healthcare, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expanding health insurance to cover vision, dental, and hearing.

Supports Medicare for All to provide universal, quality, affordable healthcare.

Supports Medicare for All to provide universal healthcare coverage.

- Supports strengthening rural healthcare, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expanding health insurance to cover vision, dental, and hearing.
- Supports Medicare for All to provide universal healthcare coverage.
- Supports abortion access.

Healthcare

Supports addressing disparities in police treatment of Black Kentuckians, endorses the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and advocates for a federal ban on no-knock warrants.

Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which addresses police brutality, and a federal ban on no-knock warrants.

Believes Congress needs to address gun violence.

Supports federal legalization and decriminalization of marijuana.

- Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which addresses police brutality, and a federal ban on no-knock warrants.
- Supports gun control measures.
- Supports federal legalization and decriminalization of marijuana.

Public Safety

Supports a broad path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

- Supports a broad path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports spending and tax incentives to increase renewable energy, infrastructure spending and tax incentives to support electric vehicle usage, and a federal clean energy standard.

Believes that climate change poses an "existential threat" and that action must be taken to mitigate its impact.

- Supports spending and tax incentives to increase renewable energy, infrastructure spending and tax incentives to support electric vehicle usage, and a federal clean energy standard.
- Believes that climate change poses an "existential threat" and that action must be taken to mitigate its impact.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocates for expanding absentee voting, automatic and same-day voter registration, early voting, ballot dropboxes, and making election day a federal holiday to enhance voter participation.

- Supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocates for expanding absentee voting, automatic and same-day voter registration, early voting, ballot dropboxes, and making election day a federal holiday to enhance voter participation.

Voting & Elections

Supports federal spending to create universal pre-K and free community college.

Supports giving public school teachers a pay raise.

- Supports federal spending to create universal pre-K and free community college.
- Supports giving public school teachers a pay raise.

Education

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Ballotpedia, Mike Craven

Mike is from Louisville, where he lives today. He has served with the United Crescent Hill Food Pantry, the Golden Arrow Women's and Children's Center, and Habitat for Humanity.

Mike Craven previously ran for the U.S. House Kentucky District 3 in 2018, 2020, and 2022, but did not win.

- Supports reducing government spending.
- Advocates for lowering taxes.

Opposes "late term" abortions and wants to defund planned parenthood.

Opposes Obamacare and supports group co-op insurance plans and allowing purchases of insurance across state lines.

- Opposes "late term" abortions and wants to defund planned parenthood.
- Opposes Obamacare and supports group co-op insurance plans and allowing purchases of insurance across state lines.

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Prioritizes spending on military defense.

- Prioritizes spending on military defense.

As of June 17, 2025, Mike Craven did not have a website or any information online.

Term Limits, Mike Craven Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress

Supports term limits for Congress members.

- Supports term limits for Congress members.

Supports school voucher programs that enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

- Supports school voucher programs that enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Mike Craven

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Kentucky currently has 6 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 