1. Morgan Lenore Carroll was born on November 24,1971 and is an American politician from Colorado and was the Chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party.
19 Facts About Morgan Carroll
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Morgan Carroll served as President of the Colorado State Senate from 2013 to 2014 and as minority leader in 2015.
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Morgan Carroll stepped down as minority leader in July 2015 to unsuccessfully run against incumbent Republican Mike Coffman for Colorado's 6th congressional district in the US House of Representatives.
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Morgan Carroll chaired the Colorado Democratic Party from 2017 to 2023.
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Morgan Carroll was born November 24,1971, in Denver, Colorado, to John Carroll and Rebecca Bradley.
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Morgan Carroll's father was a lawyer who served as a Colorado State Representative for Adams County between 1964 and 1974.
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When Morgan Carroll was young, she helped care for her father after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and later, Alzheimer's.
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Morgan Carroll worked various jobs, including at a gas station and fast-food restaurant, to pay for her education.
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Morgan Carroll graduated from the University of Colorado Denver in 1996 and from the University of Colorado Law School in 2000.
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Morgan Carroll is considered an environmentalist, and has been criticized by lobbyists for oil and gas companies.
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Morgan Carroll was the 2016 Democratic nominee in Colorado's 6th congressional district.
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Morgan Carroll was endorsed by Democratic Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, EMILY's List, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the League of Conservation Voters.
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Morgan Carroll raised the majority of her contributions from individual donors.
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Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy organization backed by the Koch family, alleged that Morgan Carroll had conflicts of interest while serving in the state senate.
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The Denver Post rated the claim somewhat true and wrote that AFP's claim of a conflict of interest was not true in that Morgan Carroll had not benefited from the bill, but that the Colorado Ethics Board of the General Assembly had ruled that lawmakers should proactively disclose "potential" conflicts of interest.
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On March 11,2017, Morgan Carroll was elected as the next chairperson of the party.
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In December 2022, Morgan Carroll announced that she planned not to run for re-election for the position.
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Morgan Carroll's longtime partner and former campaign manager, Mike Weissman, is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives.
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Morgan Carroll is the author of Take Back Your Government: A Citizen's Guide to Grassroots Change.