Jason Morgan
Representative · State house · Michigan · District 23
Democratic
Biography
The son of a commercial fisherman and union laborer, Rep. Morgan was raised in Pinconning, Michigan. By working part-time and thanks to state and federal student aid, Rep. Morgan worked his way through college as a first-generation college student. Over the last 15 years, Rep. Morgan has worked in various leadership positions in Michigan and Washington, D.C. He served in senior staff positions to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and five members of Congress. Much of his career has also focused on higher education, working as the director of government and community relations and later teaching government at Washtenaw Community College. Rep. Morgan served six years as a Washtenaw County Commissioner and was elected as the county’s first-ever LGBTQ chair of the Board of Commissioners. He served on the Board of Directors of Ann Arbor SPARK and the Huron River Watershed Council. Rep. Morgan also served as a Northern Michigan University Trustee and is a service member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
On the record
- Education
- Northern Michigan University, Bachelor’s of Political Science; University of Michigan, Master’s of Public Administration
- Profession
- Director of government and community relations; Teacher; Legislator; County Commissioner; Congressional staffer
- Birthplace
- Pinconning, MI
- Religion
- Agnostic
- Family
- Married.
Contact
- Capitol office
- Room S-787, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 · 517-373-0855
- Phone
- 517-373-0855
- jasonmorgan@house.mi.gov