Morgan McGarvey
Morgan McGarvey, a Democrat who has represented Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2023 and earlier led his party in the Kentucky Senate, seeks re-election in 2026 against Republican Maria Rodriguez.
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- Born
- December 23, 1979
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Education
- duPont Manual High School
University of Missouri (bachelor's degree in journalism)
University of Kentucky College of Law (Juris Doctor)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Morgan McGarvey was born on December 23, 1979, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of John McGarvey, a staff member for former Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford and the city attorney for Anchorage, Kentucky.
He attended duPont Manual High School, earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. McGarvey and his wife, Chris, live in the Strathmoor neighborhood of Louisville with their three children.
Career
Before his election to the Kentucky Senate, Morgan McGarvey worked for Jack Conway as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, for U.S. Representative Ben Chandler and for the law firm Frost Brown Todd. He practices law at Morgan Pottinger McGarvey, a firm his grandfather founded.
McGarvey won a four-candidate Democratic primary for the 19th Senate district on May 22, 2012, with 40.7% of the vote and served in the Kentucky Senate from 2012 to 2023, becoming minority floor leader in 2018.
After U.S. Representative John Yarmuth announced his retirement, McGarvey launched a campaign for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district on October 12, 2021. He defeated state Representative Attica Scott in the Democratic primary, won the 2022 general election and joined Congress in January 2023.
He is the only Democrat in Kentucky's congressional delegation, and in the 119th Congress he serves on the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026 race
Morgan McGarvey is running for re-election in Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, which encompasses nearly all of Louisville Metro. He was re-elected in 2024 with 61.9% of the vote. McGarvey is the Democratic nominee, and community activist Jared Randall withdrew from the Democratic primary. In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican Maria Rodriguez, a cleaning contractor who won a four-way Republican primary with 48.2% of the vote.