Judy Morgan | |
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Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 24th district | |
In office 2012 –January 6, 2021 [1] | |
Preceded by | Jean Peters Baker |
Succeeded by | Emily Weber |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Kansas City,Missouri,U.S. | January 11,1948
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Gene Morgan |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Kansas City,Missouri |
Profession | Politician |
Judy Morgan (born January 11,1948) is an American politician. She was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives who served 9 years between 2012 and January 6,2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [3] As of 2022 she was serving on the Board of the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County,Missouri,with a term scheduled to end 2025-03-31. [4] She was also on the Community Advisory Council of KKFI. [5]
Morgan got 77 percent of the vote in a special election 2011-11-08 [1] to fill the seat vacated by Jean Peters-Baker,who had resigned earlier that year to become the Prosecutor of Jackson County,Missouri. [3] She served just under 4.5 terms,the maximum allowed under Missouri term limits. [6]
She got 83 percent of the vote in 2012,and was unopposed in 2014,2016,and 2018. She was termed out in 2020 and was replaced by Emily Weber. [3]
Ms. Morgan graduated from Bishop Hogan High School in 1966. She holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. [7]
Before being elected to the Missouri House,Ms. Morgan was a social studies teacher at Lincoln College Prep and Central High School for 14 years and worked as a counselor at Northeast High School for 15 years,both in the Kansas City,Missouri,School District. She also served as President of the American Federation of Teachers,Local 691,for 10 years. In 2010-09-22 she was elected to serve on the Board of 90.1 FM,KKFI,Kansas City Community Radio. [8]
She is married with a daughter and son-in-law. [7]