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Matthew Morgan (politician)

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During the 2024 legislative session, Morgan opposed bills to give tenants the right of first refusal if the property owner of their residence seeks to sell the property and another that would put rent payments in escrow if a landlord neglects life-threatening defects in a tenant's residence, saying
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Morgan was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2015, and has served as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the Assistant Minority Leader of the House of Delegates. Morgan is also a member of the
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Morgan opposed a 2021 bill that would require elections for county commissioners to only be decided by voters within the districts in which the candidate is running. During debate on the legislation, he introduced an amendment that would impose the same rules on school board districts, which was
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legislation would be effective in preventing future shootings, saying "I don't know if there is a policy fix." During the 2019 legislative session, Morgan introduced legislation to give local school systems the ability to station
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on May 25, 2020, Morgan called Floyd's death "tragic" and indefensible" while accusing Democrats of using the incident as an "excuse to drive political narrative" and "dismantle the police departments".
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of hiding scores from failing scores by altering data files available on the department's website. An investigation conducted by the state inspector general found no evidence of these claims.
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legislation to regulate privacy policies on social media companies; the amendment was rejected over concerns that it did not fit the scope of the bill.
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In April 2021, Morgan proposed an amendment that would make top law enforcement officers in each jurisdiction elected by local members of the public.
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Morgan opposed a 2019 bill to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to negotiate the prices of
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that legislators should instead focus on passing bills to crack down on "slum tenants" instead of
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Morgan opposed legislation introduced during the 2021 legislative session that would send a
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In April 2023, Morgan sent a letter to State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury accusing the
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In 2021, Morgan ran for Minority Leader of the House of Delegates on a ticket with Delegate
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rejected by a 45–93 vote. The bill later passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 95-39.
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In May 2024, Morgan signed onto a letter condemning the jury's guilty verdict in the
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to every registered voter in both the state's primary and general elections.
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Maryland House of Delegates District 29A Republican Primary Election, 2014
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In March 2018, Morgan opposed legislation that would have renamed the
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In April of the same year, Morgan proposed an amendment to expand
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Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
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Maryland House of Delegates District 29A Election, 2018
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Maryland House of Delegates District 29A Election, 2014
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March 2018 school shooting at Great Mills High School
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Maryland House of Delegates
29A
Incumbent
John F. Wood Jr.
St. Mary's County, Maryland
La Plata, Maryland
Republican
Mechanicsville, Maryland
Republican
Maryland House of Delegates
District 29A
St. Mary's County
La Plata, Maryland
Maurice J. McDonough High School
Pomfret, Maryland
Mark N. Fisher
Jason C. Buckel
Haven Shoemaker
Maryland State Department of Education
Neil Parrott
state's congressional districts
mail-in ballot
March 2018 school shooting at Great Mills High School
gun control
police officers
prescription drugs
slumlords
Donald Trump
2020 presidential election

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