John S. Morgan was a member of the

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, representing District 13B, which covered portions of

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& Howard County Maryland. Along with fellow Republican Martin G. Madden, he helped unseat incumbent Democrat William C. Bevan from office. In 1998, he was defeated by Democrat John A. Giannetti Jr. It was the second time he had faced Giannetti in the general election, the first time being in 1994 when he handily defeated him. Morgan also ran for

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in 1996 against incumbent

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, but was defeated by 14 percentage points.

Education

Delegate Morgan graduated from Loyola College with his

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in physics in 1984. He later returned to school, this time attending the Whiting School at the

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where he received his

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in 1988 and his

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in 1990.

Career

Prior to elected office, Delegate Morgan was a senior engineer at th
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
From 2001 to 2010, he directed the Office of Science and Technology within the

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, the office in the Department of Justice responsible for the nation's development of technology for state and local law enforcement, corrections, and crime laboratories. He currently is the Command Science Advisor to the US Army Special Operations Command. He received the Service to America medal in 2007 for his work to improve the nation's capacity to use DNA evidence. Morgan was also a Congressional Science Fellow with th
American Physical Society
from 1994 until 1995. He continues to be a member of the American Physical Society in addition to th
Materials Research Society
the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, and th
American Council of Young Political Leaders
He is a recipient of the Charles E. Miller Award and is a member of th
Howard County Republican Party
While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Morgan was a member of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee from 1991 until 1992, the Judiciary Committee in 1993 and the Commerce and Government Matters Committee from 1994 until 1999. He was also a member of the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems from 1993 until 1999, the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics from 1995 until 1999, and a member of the bi-County Committee for the Prince George's County Delegation.

Election results

*1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 13B Retrieved on Jan, 25th, 2008 ::Voters to choose one: : *1996 Race for U.S. Congress – District 5 Retrieved on Jan, 25th, 2008 ::Voters to choose one: : *1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 13B Retrieved on Jan, 25th, 2008 ::Voters to choose one: : *1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 13B Retrieved on Jan, 25th, 2008 ::Voters to choose two: :

Education

Career

Election results

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