Judy Morgan

Morgan got 77 percent of the vote in a special election 2011-11-08^[1] to fill the seat vacated by Jean Peters-Baker, who had resigned earlier that year to become the Prosecutor of Jackson County, Missouri.^[3] She served just under 4.5 terms, the maximum allowed under Missouri term limits.^[6]

She got 83 percent of the vote in 2012, and was unopposed in 2014, 2016, and 2018. She was termed out in 2020 and was replaced by Emily Weber.^[3]

Ms. Morgan graduated from Bishop Hogan High School in 1966. She holds a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.^[7]

Before being elected to the Missouri House, Ms. Morgan was a social studies teacher at Lincoln College Prep and Central High School for 14 years and worked as a counselor at Northeast High School for 15 years, both in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. She also served as President of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 691, for 10 years. In 2010-09-22 she was elected to serve on the Board of 90.1 FM, KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio.^[8]

She is married with a daughter and son-in-law.^[7]