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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 38.1
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 93.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 9.78% (73.2k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American population share: 21.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 62.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 748,522 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median home value: $239,900
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 60.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 10.9% (ACS 5-Year); 14.8% (Data USA 2024 broader measure)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $68,047 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 — Constitutional right to abortion prohibition (2022) (2022) — failed, margin 52.3% to 47.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2 — Public funding for non-public education (2024) (2024) — failed, margin 65% to 35%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing (share 0.08)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Brown-Forman Corporation (Louisville — Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Humana Inc. (corporate headquarters — Louisville) (12000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Ford Motor Company (Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant) (13000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Norton Healthcare (Louisville) (17000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: UPS Worldport (Louisville — global air hub) (25000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro (Jefferson County), the state's largest city and economic hub. With approximately 748,522 residents, it is a safe Democratic seat (Cook PVI D+24) and the only Kentucky district held by a Democrat. The district has a median household income of $68,047 and a poverty rate of 10.9%. The population is 62.4% White, 21.4% Black, and 6.5% Hispanic, with 9.78% foreign-born and 93.9% citizenship. Homeownership is 60.9% with a median home value of $239,900. Bachelor's degree attainment is 36.0%, above the national average. The economy is anchored by healthcare (Norton Healthcare, Humana headquarters), logistics (UPS Worldport), manufacturing (Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant), bourbon/distilled spirits (Brown-Forman, Heaven Hill), and education (University of Louisville). The district has a median age of 38.1 and is car-dependent at 72.4% driving alone. McGarvey has represented this district since 2023, succeeding retiring Democrat John Yarmuth, and serves as CPC Vice Chair, Chief Deputy Whip, and the Ranking Member on the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.
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Voted nay on H.R. 1526 (No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA) — On Passage) on 2025-04-11: McGarvey voted with Democrats against limiting federal district courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions against Trump executive actions. The vote aligned with progressive efforts to preserve judicial oversight of immigration enforcement and other executive orders. As a CPC vice chair, this party-line vote was consistent with caucus positioning.
Date: 2025-04-11
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Voted nay on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: McGarvey voted with all but 4 Democrats against requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration (220-208). The ACLU of Kentucky warned the bill would disenfranchise millions of voters, including Kentuckians. His district is 93.9% citizens with 9.78% foreign-born — voter ID requirements could create barriers for eligible voters, including in Louisville's Black (21.4%) and immigrant communities. The AFL-CIO scored his vote 'Right.' The vote aligned with his progressive caucus leadership.
Date: 2025-04-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Government Shutdown) on 2025-11-12: McGarvey was one of two Kentucky House members to vote against ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. His stated reason was the bill's failure to extend enhanced ACA subsidies, warning health insurance premiums would 'skyrocket.' However, his Nay vote meant the shutdown continued — affecting SNAP recipients, furloughed federal workers, and national park access for his constituents. Six Democrats crossed party lines to vote Yea, including swing-district moderates. McGarvey's Nay reflects the tension between pursuing long-term healthcare policy goals and providing immediate relief to constituents harmed by the shutdown.
Date: 2025-11-12
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Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: McGarvey voted with 197 Democrats against the Farm Bill (224-200). The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB. His district's 10.9% poverty rate and significant food-insecure population made the SNAP provisions a constituent concern. 14 Democrats crossed party lines to support the bill — McGarvey was not among them. His vote was consistent with his Budget Committee messaging against safety-net cuts. Urban Louisville has limited agricultural production, reducing the farm-subsidy constituency interest. The AFL-CIO scored this vote for working people.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Final Passage) on 2025-07-03: McGarvey voted Nay (218-214) and was a leading Democratic voice against the bill from his Budget Committee seat. He called it 'a slap in the face to Kentucky and all of rural America' and debated at 4:00am on the House floor. He cited the bill's $930 billion in Medicaid cuts, SNAP reductions, and trillions added to the national debt. His district has a 10.9% poverty rate and 14.8% uninsured rate — meaning thousands of Louisvillians faced losing healthcare access. The AFL-CIO scored his vote 'Right.' McGarvey also voted against the bill on May 22, 2025 (first House passage). The bill raised the SALT cap to $40,000, but KY-03's median home value of $239,900 means SALT relief was less salient than in coastal districts.
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted nay on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-07: McGarvey voted Nay on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft, joining 156 Democrats against the bill (263-156). Unlike 46 Democrats who crossed party lines — including swing-district members — McGarvey voted with the progressive wing. His district is only 6.5% Hispanic and 9.78% foreign-born, but Louisville has significant immigrant communities and a strong progressive base. As Kentucky's lone Democrat, his Nay vote aligned with his CPC vice-chair role without the electoral cross-pressure faced by more endangered Democrats. The AFL-CIO did not score this vote.
Date: 2025-01-07
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[vote] McGarvey voted Nay on the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) on November 12, 2025, joining Republican Thomas Massie as one of two Kentucky House members to vote against ending the 43-day government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history. The shutdown halted SNAP benefits, furloughed federal workers, and closed national parks. Six Democrats crossed party lines to vote Yea.
Date: 2025-11-12
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[statement] McGarvey served on the House Budget Committee and blasted the Republican budget as 'a slap in the face to Kentucky and all of rural America,' declaring: 'I don't want to hear any Republican who voted for this say they care about rural America or our national debt ever again.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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[disclosure] The New York Post reported McGarvey — identified as the Congressional Progressive Caucus's top trader — achieved a 106% return on his stock portfolio in 2024, surpassing Nancy Pelosi's 71% and more than quadrupling the S&P 500's 25% return. Unusual Whales' 2024 Congress Trading Report showed his portfolio returned 105.8%-123.8%. He traded Trump Media stock after the November 2024 election. The NY Post noted McGarvey's trading occurred while he served as a CPC vice chair.
Date: 2025-09-28
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[statement] In April 2025, McGarvey co-sponsored the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act and TRUST in Congress Act to ban Members of Congress from trading or owning individual stocks, stating: 'Public trust is essential to our work as elected officials.' He said he and his wife 'divested from all individual stocks before the end of my first term in Congress' and 'no longer own any individual stocks.'
Date: 2025-04-30
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[statement] Immediately after the Charlie Kirk vote, McGarvey issued a statement that Kirk spread 'hateful rhetoric' but said he voted for the resolution to 'unequivocally condemn political violence' in 'a moment where the Trump administration seems to be doing all they can to tear us apart.' A Louisville Courier Journal letter to the editor characterized his vote followed by a 'flurry of disclaimers' as evidence of a leader 'who checks the wind before taking a stand.' Black constituents and progressive activists expressed outrage.
Date: 2025-09-19
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[vote] McGarvey voted Yea on H.Res.719, a House resolution 'Honoring the life and legacy of Charles James Kirk' — a controversial conservative activist shot and killed at Utah Valley University. The resolution praised Kirk's legacy as a 'fierce defender of the American founding' and promoter of 'civil discourse.' McGarvey was one of 95 Democrats voting in favor.
Date: 2025-09-19
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FEC candidate committee ID: C00791392 (Morgan McGarvey for Congress). McGarvey co-sponsored legislation in April 2025 to ban congressional stock trading (TRUST in Congress Act), stating he and his wife divested from all individual stocks before the end of his first term. However, he traded between $1,000-$15,000 of Trump Media stock after the November 2024 election.
Date: 2025-04-30
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Quiver Quantitative estimates McGarvey's net worth at $1.5-1.6 million (254th-281st in Congress), with approximately $825,600 invested in publicly traded assets as of August 2025. He achieved a 106% return on his stock portfolio in 2024 — surpassing Nancy Pelosi's 71% return and more than quadruple the S&P 500's 25%.
Date: 2025-08-12
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On August 30, 2025, McGarvey announced at a town hall that his campaign 'no longer takes AIPAC money,' responding to progressive pressure over the Israel-Hamas war. AIPAC had funneled $49,003 in 2024 and $17,950 in 2022, serving as his top contributor in the 2024 cycle. McGarvey stated: 'I have never let someone's donation determine how I vote.'
Date: 2025-08-30
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Top contributing organizations (2021-2024): Brown-Forman Corp ($69,625), American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($66,703), Frost Brown Todd LLC ($49,024), Norton Healthcare ($48,165), Kidz Club ($42,800).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industries (2021-2024): Lawyers/Law Firms ($435,499), Retired ($411,053), Health Professionals ($238,648), Real Estate ($209,129), Beer, Wine & Liquor ($172,449).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2021-2024 election cycle: Raised $5,224,000; Spent $3,960,583; Cash on hand $1,263,417. Source of funds: Large individual contributions dominate with significant PAC support from labor, legal, and healthcare sectors.
Date: 2024-12-31
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