BIOGUIDE M001220 · FEC H2KY03206
Morgan McGarvey
U.S. Representative, Kentucky's 3rd District (since 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · Kentucky's 3rd District
- Result
- Morgan McGarvey, projected winner
- Opponent
- Maria Teresa Rodriguez (R)
- Research
- In depth
Party line17 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did6 statements · 17 votes
Since the fall of Roe, Kentucky's draconian abortion ban has created second-class citizenship for half our commonwealth and caused undue suffering for women in need. It is beyond time to restore equal rights under the law.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Morgan McGarvey D | incumbent |
| Maria Teresa Rodriguez R | challenger |
Advanced from the Democratic primary without opposition after the primary was canceled.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Co-sponsored H.R. 715 (Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023) and H.R. 698 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2023), and lists work to pass gun legislation as a top priority on his official issues page.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Since the fall of Roe, Kentucky's draconian abortion ban has created second-class citizenship for half our commonwealth and caused undue suffering for women in need. It is beyond time to restore equal rights under the law.
Released a statement supporting Planned Parenthood's lawsuit to restore abortion rights in Kentucky, describing the state's abortion ban as having created "second-class citizenship" and calling to "restore equal rights under the law."[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We shouldn’t give them another dollar.
Opposed additional ICE funding in a House floor speech and voted no on the bill adding $70 billion for ICE and CBP, saying he would not give ICE “another dollar.”[6]
We could bring back the healthcare tax credits that Republicans killed because “too expensive” for three more years.
In a House floor speech opposing additional ICE funding, said the money could instead bring back the health care tax credits that expired.[6]
The grave responsibility of putting our servicemembers in harm’s way, plus spending the billions of taxpayer dollars this war will cost, rests squarely with Congress and the people who send them there.
Said the decision to go to war rests with Congress and voted for a war powers resolution on Iran, stating Congress never authorized the war.[12]
- YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[13]
- YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[14]
2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement
Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.
Documented position[15]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[16]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[17]
Biography
Morgan McGarvey is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, first elected in 2022, and won re-election on November 3, 2026. A Louisville attorney, he served in the Kentucky State Senate from 2012 to 2023, including as Senate Democratic Caucus minority leader. According to his official site, he emphasizes public education, organized labor, reproductive rights and working families.[1][2][3]
McGarvey was born in Louisville in 1979, according to Ballotpedia; his official biography calls him a lifelong Louisvillian who graduated from Manual High School.[1][2] He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2002 and a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 2007.[1][2] He worked as an attorney with Morgan & Pottinger PSC, according to Ballotpedia, and has been affiliated with the Young Professionals Association of Louisville and the New Leaders Council.[1]
McGarvey represented District 19 in the Kentucky State Senate from 2012 to 2023, including four years as Minority Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus.[1][2] His official biography says he wrote and passed 18 bills into law during roughly ten years in the State Senate, including an insurance mandate for low-birthweight infants and a law letting Simmons College of Kentucky lower tuition.[2]
McGarvey was elected to the U.S. House in 2022. According to his official site, he serves on the Veterans' Affairs, Small Business and Budget committees and co-chairs the Bourbon Caucus and the Ohio River Basin Caucus.[2] The site says he was the first freshman Democrat to pass a bill out of the House, a bill on veterans' educational benefits.[2] According to his official biography, he lives in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville with his wife, Chris, and their three children.[2] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 70.3% of the vote to Maria Rodriguez's 29.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 17 votes.
All 17 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted no | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | Against partyvoted yes | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted no | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted no | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted no | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted no | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted no | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServes on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and Economic Opportunity) and the House Committee on Small Business, where he is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development (118th Congress, 2023-2024).[18]
- billCo-sponsored H.R. 715, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023, and H.R. 698, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Describes his work in Congress as fighting for public education, organized labor, and reproductive rights, and for Kentucky's working families.[19]
Campaign money$1.6M raised · 63% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $932K
- PACs & committees $538K
Largest committee contributions
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (UBS PAC) PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- American Investment Council Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Bluewaveamerica PAC$10K
- Jbs USA Food Company PAC PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
- National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PAC PAC$10K
- Swedish Match North America LLC PAC PAC$10K
- Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac) PAC$9,799
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/morgan-mcgarvey
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 4 of 470 party-divided votes on file.
Main Street Act
What it does: Main Street Capital Access Act or the Main Street Act This bill lessens and otherwise modifies banking regulations, including those regarding institution formation, supervision by federal financial regulators, and ban…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 56–154, Republicans 213–1
Jul 21, 2026Official record ↗
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
What it does: Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 95–113, Republicans 122–90
May 13, 2026Official record ↗
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes
What it does: This bill requires the U.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 75–121, Republicans 202–0
Jul 21, 2025Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Morgan McGarvey · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.About Morgan · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 3.Kentucky U.S. House District 3 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
- 4.Gun Violence Prevention · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 5.Congressman Morgan McGarvey's Statement on Planned Parenthood's Lawsuit to Restore Abortion Rights in Kentucky · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2023-12-08 Candidate's own words
- 6.Congressman Morgan McGarvey Attempts to Divert $70 Billion ICE Budget Bill to Homeless Veterans · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 7.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 9.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 10.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 11.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 12.Congressman Morgan McGarvey on War Powers Resolution Vote · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 13.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 14.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 15.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 17.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 18.Morgan McGarvey · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 19.About Morgan · Office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words