# Kelly Morrison *American physician and politician; U.S. representative for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district (2025–present)* Kelly Louise Morrison (born February 2, 1969) is a physician and a member of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]]. She has represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House since 2025.[^1] Before Congress she held a seat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 2019 to 2023 and a seat in the [[Minnesota Senate]] from 2023 to 2024.[^1] Morrison is an obstetrician-gynecologist. She won the House seat in the 2024 elections after Dean Phillips gave it up. Her Wikipedia biography identifies her as the first OB-GYN serving in Congress who supports abortion rights.[^1] The same biography gives three areas of focus for her House tenure: health care, opposition to the second Trump administration's tariffs as they affect small businesses, and oversight of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.[^1] No statute, court filing, agency release or audit in the record compiled for this article names Morrison. The account below rests on her Wikipedia biography and a KARE 11 results map of the 2024 District 3 race.[^1][^2] ## Early life, education, and career Morrison is a native of [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. She went to Jefferson Elementary School in that city and finished secondary school at The Blake School.[^1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in history, cum laude, at Yale University. She completed pre-medical coursework at Boston University and received her Doctor of Medicine from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.[^1] Her medical practice in Minnesota as an obstetrician-gynecologist spans more than two decades, and her early career included work at a Veterans Affairs hospital.[^1] ## Minnesota Legislature Morrison served three terms in the [[Minnesota Legislature]], two in the House and one in the Senate.[^1] ### House of Representatives In 2018 Morrison unseated Republican incumbent Cindy Pugh to win her first House term. In 2020 she won reelection over Republican nominee [[Andrew Myers (politician)|Andrew Myers]].[^1] Her district, 33B, took in parts of Hennepin and Carver counties. In the 2021–2022 session she was an assistant majority leader for the House DFL Caucus.[^1] ### Senate Redistricting in 2022 created Senate District 45 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. The district includes Minnetonka, Mound, Minnetrista and Orono in Hennepin County, and Morrison announced a bid for the DFL endorsement there.[^1] House Speaker Melissa Hortman and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips endorsed her.[^1] Morrison took the party endorsement over incumbent Senator [[Ann Johnson Stewart]]. Stewart then backed Morrison and did not run against her in the primary.[^1] In the general election Morrison beat Republican nominee Kathleen Fowke.[^1] For the 2023–2024 session Morrison was an assistant majority leader for the Senate DFL Caucus. In 2023 she sponsored a bill requiring naloxone, the opioid-overdose reversal drug, to be stocked in every Minnesota public school building, and the requirement was enacted.[^1] ## U.S. House of Representatives ### Elections #### 2024 Incumbent Dean Phillips entered the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries against President Joe Biden. On November 9, 2023, Morrison declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district.[^1] She stated strong support for Biden, describing him as a "transformational president".[^1] Morrison and Phillips had endorsed each other in earlier races.[^1] Her campaign received endorsements from several state legislators, former Minnesota [[governor]] [[Mark Dayton]], and a former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States.[^1] On November 24, 2023, Phillips said he would not run again for the House, whatever the result of his presidential bid, and that he would endorse no one for the seat.[^1] Each major party had only one candidate file, so no primary was held.[^1] In the general election on November 5, 2024, Morrison beat Republican Tad Jude 58% to 42%.[^1] KARE 11 published a county-by-county results map of the Morrison–Jude contest.[^2] #### 2026 Morrison is running for reelection in 2026. She faced no opponent for the DFL nomination in the August 11 primary. In the general election her opponent is Republican nominee Tyler Bass, a business owner.[^1] ### Tenure Morrison took the oath of office for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025.[^1] At the start of the session she joined the House's first Democratic Doctors' Caucus and said she hoped a bipartisan physicians' caucus could follow.[^1] According to the Wikipedia biography, she serves on the Small Business Committee and the Veterans' Affairs Committee and is a founding member of the Congressional Doctors Caucus.[^1] ## Political positions ### Health care Morrison backs abortion rights and cites the abortion-rights legislation she helped pass in the state Legislature.[^1] She opposed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as secretary of health and human services. The Doctors Caucus she co-founded formed after its members opposed his nomination together.[^1] She voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a Republican budget bill that she said reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending.[^1] ### Trade From her seat on the House Small Business Committee, Morrison has faulted the second Trump administration's tariffs for their impact on small businesses.[^1] In April 2025 she asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in writing to exempt small businesses. In November 2025 she led a letter from 18 House Democrats asking Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a floor vote on Senate-passed resolutions to end the tariffs.[^1] ### Gun control At a September 2025 town hall held after the Annunciation shooting, Morrison committed to supporting a federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. She also committed to supporting a federal red flag law.[^1] ## Personal life Morrison is married to John Willoughby, and they have three children. She lives in Deephaven, Minnesota, and belongs to Trinity Episcopal Church in Excelsior, Minnesota.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Kelly Morrison* (revision 1381286459, retrieved 2026-10-26) — biographical account of Morrison's birth, education, legislative service, 2024 and 2026 elections, congressional tenure, positions and personal life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Morrison [^2]: KARE 11, *Kelly Morrison vs. Tad Jude — County-by-county results map for Minnesota District 3* (undated) — news results map of the 2024 District 3 general election. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/elections/tad-jude-vs-kelly-morrison-minnesota-district-3/89-8803e48c-1448-4ecc-9c19-93c7c81518e3