# Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Kentucky’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Kentucky’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001220
- FEC candidate IDs: H2KY03206

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001220 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

66% of McGarvey’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What McGarvey says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,254 classified statements: 1,016 posts on X, 99 press releases, 72 Congressional Record speeches, 67 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McGarvey | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 6.6% | 90 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.2% | 27.5% | 114 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 65.6% | 73.2% | 188 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 9.8% | 147 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 22.7% | 152 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.9% | 152 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 17% (House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.01), from 2,632 donors and 1,928 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 348. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 79 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9475: National Task Force on Caregiving Youth of Veterans Act. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9475
- H.R. 9287: Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9287
- H.R. 9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9195
- H.R. 9196: Helen Keller Education Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9196
- H.R. 9031: Young Adult Tax Credit Act (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9031
- H.R. 8520: HELP Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8520
- H.R. 8416: Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8416
- H.R. 6756: Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6756
- H.R. 6757: Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6757
- H.R. 6579: Justice for Breonna Taylor Act (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6579

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 17% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2113681118696513754
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2112963067822608791
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2112991488112230447
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2113016594355904915
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2112642123959067086
- 2026-10-19 · Newsletter · Morgan's Monday Memo: October 12 - October 18 · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2111123122799640973
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2111161356888195211
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGarvey/status/2111168347756700059
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Congressman Morgan McGarvey Responds to Trump's KY Rally: Trump is Coming Here to Lie · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-responds-to-trumps-ky-rally-trump-is-coming-here-to-lie

## Links

- Official site: https://mcgarvey.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMcGarvey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMcGarvey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmcgarvey
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001220

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001220