McGarvey, Morgan

Morgan McGarvey is a Democratic representative from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, which includes Louisville and Jefferson County. As ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, McGarvey leads the Democratic opposition on a subcommittee that oversees veterans' disability benefits, memorial affairs, and related services. In this role, he shapes the committee's priorities and advocates for Democratic positions on veterans' policy. McGarvey brings substantial legislative experience to the committee, having served a decade in the Kentucky State Senate from 2012 to 2023, including four years as minority leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. He is an attorney who practices law and has worked for the Kentucky Attorney General's office and U.S. Representative Ben Chandler. McGarvey's legislative focus centers on veterans' issues, labor, education, and support for working families. In his first term in Congress, he became the first freshman Democrat to pass a bill out of the House, legislation protecting veterans' educational benefits. He has sponsored bills addressing black lung benefits, miner protections, and veterans' affairs. McGarvey also serves on the House Budget Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is ranking member of the Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Subcommittee. He is a co-chair of the Bourbon Caucus and Ohio River Basin Caucus, and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Born in Louisville in 1979, McGarvey holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from the University of Kentucky.