Catherine Morris

Catherine Morris is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Republican Holt Persinger.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a working mother of two and a senior director at an international nonprofit, with a career focused on economic policy, budgeting and poverty reduction.[2]

Catherine Morris earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 and a graduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in 2011.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she began her career as an intern in the White House and earned a master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins.[2] She said she has two daughters in the Barrow County school system.[2]

Morris advanced from the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[1] In the survey, she listed economic growth with lower taxes for working families and a strong safety net, support for parents including safer schools and affordable childcare, and expanded healthcare access beginning with Medicaid expansion as her key messages.[2] She named the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and The Fighting Fifty as endorsers.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.