Kentucky — 3rd District

Morgan McGarvey

Supports Medicare for All and expansion

McGarvey views healthcare as a basic human right and supports Medicare for All so no family faces bankruptcy due to medical diagnoses. He advocates expanding Medicare coverage to include vision, dental, and hearing, allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and strengthening rural health infrastructure.

• Supports Medicare for All to ensure universal, accessible, and affordable healthcare coverage
• Advocates allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies
• Supports expanding Medicare coverage to include vision, dental, and hearing care
• Supported Kentucky's Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act

“I believe health care is a basic human right. No one should receive a diagnosis and have to worry about going bankrupt, or be forced to choose between their prescription medications and paying for groceries.”

“That’s why I support Medicare for All to ensure that everyone is covered with quality, affordable, accessible care.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports minimum wage increase and unions

McGarvey advocates for policies that build the economy from the bottom up by expanding the middle class and strengthening labor unions. He supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour indexed to inflation, enacting four weeks of paid family leave, and passing the PRO Act.

• Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and indexing it to inflation
• Co-sponsors and supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to safeguard collective bargaining
• Supports four weeks of paid family leave, subsidized child care, and making the Child Tax Credit permanent
• Voted for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 and the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

“The United States needs policies that grow our economy from the bottom up, by expanding the middle class with good-paying jobs that can support a family.”

“I support increasing the federal minimum wage to $15/hour, and then indexing the minimum wage to inflation so that workers don’t start falling behind the moment they get a raise.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

McGarvey strongly supports federal protections for abortion rights and advocates putting Roe v. Wade into federal law. He criticizes Kentucky's strict abortion ban for lacking exceptions for rape or incest and supports requiring insurance coverage for birth control.

• Supports legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law
• Opposes state abortion bans that lack exceptions for rape or incest
• Supports requiring health insurance providers to cover birth control
• Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates of Kentucky

“I will always fight for a woman's right to an abortion.”

“I will be a vote to put Roe v. Wade into federal law, so that a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy and make healthcare decisions that are right for her cannot be taken away by state legislatures across the country.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports comprehensive reform and pathway

McGarvey favors comprehensive immigration reform centered on a broad path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented individuals. He opposes restrictive enforcement measures, voting against the Laken Riley Act, the Secure the Border Act, and attempts to make DUIs grounds for deportation.

• Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a direct pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents
• Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S 5) and the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (HR 2)
• Voted against H.R. 875, which made driving while intoxicated grounds for deportation or barring entry
• Voted against impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

“A broad path to citizenship must be the centerpiece to any serious immigration reform that moves 11 million people out of the shadows.”

“Immigration reform must reflect America’s democratic ideals and not create a second class of workers.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports universal pre-K and public education

McGarvey champions public education and supports expanding federal funding to establish universal pre-Kindergarten and free community college. He supports pay raises for teachers and public school staff and opposes efforts to gut public pension systems.

• Supports federal expansion of public education to include universal pre-K and free community college
• Opposed state efforts to alter teacher retirement systems and fought for public education pay raises
• Endorsed by the Jefferson County Teachers Association, Kentucky Education Association, and National Education Association
• Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (HR 28)

“Every kid should have the opportunity to go to a good public school that prepares them for a successful life, no matter your zip code.”

“At the federal level, it is time for the United States to expand public education to include universal pre-Kindergarten and free community college so that every Kentuckian can gain access to the skills they need to get a good, family-supporting job.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports clean energy transition and standards

McGarvey views climate change as an existential threat and supports federal investments and tax incentives for renewable energy and electric vehicles. He advocates for a federal clean energy standard and debt relief for rural electric cooperatives transitioning away from coal-fired power.

• Supports federal tax incentives and spending for renewable energy buildout and electric vehicle deployment
• Supports a federal clean energy standard to incentivize utilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions
• Supports debt relief for rural electric co-ops conditioned upon clean energy investments
• Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act (HR 1)

“I am running to address the existential threat of climate change so that future generations have a livable planet and aren’t constantly dealing with natural disasters like last December’s tornadoes that devastated entire communities in Western Kentucky or regular extreme flooding in Eastern Kentucky.”

“I support a federal clean energy standard that incentivizes investor-owned electric utilities to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions while creating millions of good-paying jobs to build the clean energy infrastructure necessary to make this transition.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports federal policing reform and bans

McGarvey advocates for federal systemic police reform and sponsored legislation to ban no-knock search warrants nationwide following the death of Breonna Taylor. He also supports federal marijuana legalization, sentence commutation, and record expungement.

• Sponsored federal legislation to ban no-knock search warrants nationwide and voted for a ban in Kentucky
• Supports passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to prevent police brutality
• Supports full federal legalization and decriminalization of marijuana, sentence commutations, and record expungements
• Supports anti-poverty measures like the BOOST Act and permanent Child Tax Credit to close racial wealth gaps

“I support passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to ban some of the worst practices we’ve seen in policing and to take a step toward ending police brutality.”

“I support full legalization and decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports voting rights expansion legislation

McGarvey advocates for federal legislation to expand ballot access and protect voting rights for all Americans. He supports automatic voter registration, same-day registration, expanded absentee voting, making Election Day a federal holiday, and passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

• Supports passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
• Advocates for automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration, and expanded absentee and early voting
• Supports establishing Election Day as a federal holiday
• Voted against the SAVE Act (HR 22), which required proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections

“Congress must pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to guarantee access to the ballot for all Americans.”

“Our democracy works best when we hear from all Americans, and we need voting reform that allows more Americans to vote.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports Equality Act and civil rights protections

McGarvey opposes state-level anti-LGBTQ legislation and supports civil rights protections against discrimination. He co-sponsors the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, as well as the LGBTQ Youth Act.

• Co-sponsors and supports passing the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
• Co-sponsors the LGBTQ Youth Act to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect facing LGBTQ+ youth
• Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (HR 28)

“In Congress, I will be a voice to protect the rights, dignity, and safety of LGBTQ Americans.”

“I will be a vote for and a co-sponsor of the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, as well as the LGBTQ Youth Act, which expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing LGBTQ Youth.”

Morgan McGarvey

Supports national stockpile and lab oversight

McGarvey advocates for federal policies to prevent future pandemics by refilling the national strategic stockpile and expanding biosecurity oversight for high-risk pathogen research. He supports moving lab safety supervision away from the NIH to ASPR and incorporating air sterilization into building codes.

• Supports refilling and expanding the national strategic stockpile for health emergencies
• Advocates shifting independent oversight of pathogen research from the NIH to ASPR
• Supports updating building codes to require air filtration, ventilation, and sterilization in public facilities

“We can save lives and prevent potentially trillions of dollars in economic losses by planning for the next pandemic, by incorporating air filtration, ventilation, and sterilization mechanisms into building codes – especially for our schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and transit systems.”