Kelly Morrison (born February 2, 1969) is an American doctor and politician. A member of the

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. As of 2022, it controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota House of Represen ...

,(DFL), Morrison has been a member of the

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since 2019. With the Democrats in control of the state house, she currently serves as one of the party's Assistant Majority Leaders. She represents District 33B in the western

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metropolitan area. This includes the cities of

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, Deephaven,

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, and

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. Morrison was first elected in

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by narrowly defeating Republican incumbent

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. She was reelected by a similarly small margin in

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Early life, education, and career

Morrison was born in

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, and graduated from The Blake School. She attended

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in history, and attended

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha with a Doctor of Medicine. Morrison is a practicing

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

and

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Minnesota House of Representatives

Morrison was first elected to the

, defeating

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incumbent

. She was reelected in 2020 after defeating candidate Andrew Myers. During the 2021-2022 session Morrison served as an assistant majority leader for the

Minnesota DFL Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to i ...

. 2021-2022 Committee Assignments: * Early Childhood Finance and Policy * Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy * Health Finance and Policy * Health Finance and Policy: Preventive Health Policy Division 2019-2020 Committee Assignments: * Health and Human Services Policy * Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division * Environment and Natural Resources Finance * Water Division

Personal life

Morrison and her husband, John Willoughby, have three children. She resides in Deephaven, Minnesota. Morrison has served on several boards. These include Milkweed Editions, YWCA-Minneapolis, and Planned Parenthood.

Electoral History

In 2020, Morrison faced Republican Andrew Myers, who she narrowly defeated as part of the 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election. In 2018, Morrison faced incumbent Republican

, who had represented the district since 2013. Morrison defeated Pugh as part of the 2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website

Official campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Kelly 1969 births Living people Politicians from Minneapolis People from Deephaven, Minnesota Yale University alumni Case Western Reserve University alumni Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Minnesota