Marcia Morey

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Marcia Morey
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 30th district
Assumed office
April 5, 2017
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1975 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1975 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke

Marcia Helen Morey (born August 14, 1955) is an American politician, former judge and former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke events, recording times of 1:17.30 and 2:41.85, respectively. [1] Morey has represented the 30th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives since her initial appointment in 2017. She has been re-elected to the seat twice, most recently in 2020. [2]

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A graduate of Millikin University, [3] she served as the Chief District Court Judge of the 14th Judicial District in North Carolina. [4] before being appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in April 2017 by Governor Roy Cooper to fill a vacancy.

Prior to joining the legislature, she served the 14th Judicial District Court as a district court judge for 18 years and as Chief District Court Judge for 5 years. Morey worked with law enforcement, defense attorneys, and prosecutors to develop new ways to deal with 16 and 17 year-olds who had been charged with a crime. She spearheaded a program, called the "Misdemeanor Diversion Program (MDP)," that diverts these youths to education and community service programs that allows the teens to avoid a criminal record which enables them to find jobs and receive financial aid for college. MDP has helped over 300 youth and is now a model that has been copied across North Carolina.

In 1998, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Morey as the executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice to reform North Carolina's juvenile justice system. During her tenure juvenile crime rates were reduced by approximately 40%. She previously served as an assistant district attorney in Durham and created the first diversionary program in the state (and second in the nation) for first-time youthful offenders charged with misdemeanors in district court in 1994, The Durham County Teen Court & Restitution Program..

Morey earned her undergraduate degree from Millikin University in Illinois, her master's degree in education from Reed College, and her J.D. from Northwestern University Law School.

Morey grew up in Decatur, Illinois. Both parents were active in their community and taught her the importance of giving back. Her father was a World War II and Korean War veteran, attorney, and city councilman. At the age of six years old, Morey became a competitive swimmer. She went on to win 7 national titles, competed in two world championship meets, and was co-captain of the U.S. Olympic Team at the 1976 Montreal games.

Morey is a lesbian. [5] She is one of four openly LGBT members of the North Carolina General Assembly, alongside Reps. Deb Butler (D–Wilmington), Cecil Brockman (D–High Point), and Allison Dahle (D-Raleigh).

Committee assignments

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2021-2022 session

2019-2020 session

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2020 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marcia Morey (incumbent) 41,548 81.68%
Libertarian Gavin Bell9,31718.32%
Total votes50,865 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2018 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marcia Morey (incumbent) 30,303 73.84%
Republican B. Angelo Burch Sr.9,86224.03%
Libertarian Matthew Wagoner8722.12%
Total votes41,037 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Marcia Morey. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Documentary featuring Millikin alum captures Olympic dream". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Court System". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  5. ↑ LQBTQ Democrats of North Carolina: message from the President
  6. ↑ "Marcia Morey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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