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Kelly Morrison
Member-elect of the Minnesota Senate
from the 45 district
Assuming office
January 3, 2023
SucceedingDavid Osmek
(Redistricting)
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 33B district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byCindy Pugh
Succeeded byAndrew Myers
(Redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1969-02-02) February 2, 1969 (age 55)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseJohn Willoughby
Children3
RelativesDorilus Morrison[1]
William D. Washburn
ResidenceDeephaven, Minnesota
Alma materYale University (BA)
Boston University
Case Western Reserve University (MD)

Kelly Morrison (born February 2, 1969)[2] is an American doctor and politician.[3] A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,(DFL), Morrison has been a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. She was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2022 Minnesota Senate election, winning election in a longtime Republican area.[1] The district extends from suburban Minnetonka to rural Minnetrista in the Twin Cities metro area, covering the greater Lake Minnetonka area.

She currently represents District 33B in the House. It spans a section of the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. This includes the cities of Chanhassen, Deephaven, Mound, and Excelsior, Minnesota. Morrison was first elected in 2018 by narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Pugh. She was reelected by a similarly small margin in 2020.

Early life, education, and career

Morrison was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated from The Blake School. She attended Yale University and graduated cum laude[4] with a Bachelor of Arts in history, and attended Case Western Reserve University, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha with a Doctor of Medicine.[2]

Morrison is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist.[5]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Morrison was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Pugh. 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.[2]

2021-2022 Committee Assignments:[2]

  • 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:[2]

  • 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.[6]

Electoral History

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

2020 Minnesota State Representative- House 33B[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Kelly Morrison (Incumbent) 14,202 50.5
Republican Andrew Myers 13,889 49.4


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

2018 Minnesota State Representative- House 33B[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Kelly Morrison 11,786 50.4
Republican Cindy Pugh (Incumbent) 11,570 49.5

References

  1. ^ a b July 17, Lori Sturdevant; Am, 2022-10:29. "The swing districts of 2022". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-24. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Morrison, Kelly". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kelly Morrison for Minnesota House - District 33B - Events | AllEvents.in". allevents.in. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ "About Kelly | KMsenate".
  5. ^ Bierschbach, Briana (July 9, 2018). "Is there a doctor in the (state) House?". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Kieffer, Paige (October 11, 2018). "Minnesota House District 33B Voters Guide: Morrison vs. Pugh". Sun Sailor. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Results for State Representative District 33B". Results for State Representative District 33B. Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Results for State Representative District 33B". Results for State Representative District 33B. Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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