Kelly Morrison

Kelly Morrison
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 3rd district
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingDean Phillips
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 45th district
In office
January 3, 2023 – June 6, 2024
Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byAnn Johnson Stewart
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 33B district
In office
January 8, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byCindy Pugh
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Born
Kelly Louise Morrison

(1969-02-02) February 2, 1969 (age 55)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJohn Willoughby
Children3
EducationYale University (BA)
Case Western Reserve University (MD)

Kelly Louise Morrison (born February 2, 1969)[1] is an American physician and politician who is the U.S. Representative-elect for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district. Morrison was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 45 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Minnetonka, Mound, Minnetrista, and Orono in Hennepin County. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.[1]

On November 9, 2023, Morrison announced she would run in the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 House elections, after the incumbent, Dean Phillips, announced his run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[2] She was elected on November 5, 2024.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Morrison, Kelly L. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Faircloth, Ryan (November 9, 2023). "DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison to run for Minnesota congressional seat held by Dean Phillips". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former state Sen. Kelly Morrison defeats Tad Jude for Minnesota's only open congressional seat". Star Tribune.