1. Morgan Joe Luttrell was born on November 7,1975 and is an American politician, businessman, and military veteran serving as the US representative for Texas's 8th congressional district since 2023.
17 Facts About Morgan Luttrell
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Morgan Luttrell has an executive certificate in professional leadership development from Harvard Business School.
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Morgan Luttrell is an adjunct professor at Sam Houston State University, of which he is an alumnus.
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Morgan Luttrell is the founder of Stronos Industries, which provides recyclable and biodegradable campaign signs.
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Morgan Luttrell received the Navy Enlisted Classification 5326 as a Combatant Swimmer, entitled to wear the Special Warfare Insignia.
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From 2017 to 2019, Morgan Luttrell was a senior advisor to Secretary Rick Perry in the United States Department of Energy.
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At the Energy Department, Morgan Luttrell worked to keep US energy industry globally competitive through the Artificial Intelligence and Technologies Office.
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In 2021, Morgan Luttrell filed to run as a Republican for Texas's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election to succeed retiring incumbent Kevin Brady.
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Morgan Luttrell garnered some name recognition from his brother Marcus, a veteran and the author of the memoir Lone Survivor.
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Morgan Luttrell joined a lawsuit with several other congressional Republican candidates to remove Libertarian Party candidates, who are often perceived as threatening to Republican chances in tight elections, from the ballot.
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Morgan Luttrell was endorsed by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle.
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Morgan Luttrell was uncontested in the 2024 Republican primary, and he did again face Democratic nominee Laura Jones in the general election in which he was reelected.
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Morgan Luttrell assumed office on January 3,2023 and was officially sworn in following the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House on January 7.
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Morgan Luttrell was assigned to the House Armed Services Committee, serving on the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems and the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations.
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Morgan Luttrell was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.
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Morgan Luttrell introduced an amendment, that was passed by the House, to a Department of Defense appropriations bill allocating $15 million to conduct clinical trials regarding the use of psychedelic therapy for veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
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In December 2023, Morgan Luttrell joined 13 of his colleagues in requesting an investigation into an attorney at the Office of General Counsel for the US Department of Veteran Affairs over their alleged antisemitic comments.