Will Morgan (Minnesota politician)
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Will Morgan is a Minnesota
politician
and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
who represented District 40A, which includes portions of Dakota
and Scott
counties in the southern Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
A Democrat
, Morgan was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Republican
Rep. Duke Powell. He was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Pam Myhra
in the 2010 general election. While in the House, he served on the Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Committee, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness K-12 Finance Division, the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division, the Transportation Finance Division, the Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division, and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.
Morgan is a physics teacher at Burnsville High School
in Burnsville
.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
who represented District 40A, which includes portions of Dakota
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
and Scott
Scott County, Minnesota
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2010, the population was 129,928. Its county seat is Shakopee...
counties in the southern Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area.
A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, Morgan was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Rep. Duke Powell. He was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Pam Myhra
Pam Myhra
Pamela J. "Pam" Myhra is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 40A, which includes portions of Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, she is also a certified public accountant by...
in the 2010 general election. While in the House, he served on the Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Committee, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness K-12 Finance Division, the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division, the Transportation Finance Division, the Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division, and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.
Morgan is a physics teacher at Burnsville High School
Burnsville High School
Burnsville High School is a three-year public high school located in Burnsville, Minnesota. The school is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, which covers most of Burnsville, as well as parts of the surrounding cities Savage and Eagan, and small parts of Shakopee and Apple Valley...
in Burnsville
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
.