Jason will be a strong LGBTQ leader in the Michigan State House of Representatives!
Biography
Jason Morgan is a state representative, educator, and longtime public servant proudly representing Michigan’s 23rd House District. He is serving his second term in the House of Representatives and also serves as Vice Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. Jason has built his career fighting to ensure opportunity, dignity, and fairness are not reserved for a few but extended to everyone. The son of a commercial fisherman and union laborer, Jason was raised in Pinconning, Michigan, where he learned the values of hard work and standing up for one another. A first-generation college student, he worked his way through school, earning degrees from Northern Michigan University and the University of Michigan. Before the Legislature, Jason was a government teacher and the first openly LGBTQ Chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. He is also a service member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has held senior leadership roles with five members of Congress, both in Michigan and Washington, D.C. In the Legislature, Jason is a leading voice for LGBTQ equality, affordable housing, and access to healthcare and education. He lives in Ann Arbor with his husband, Jon, who is also an elected Ann Arbor City Councilmember.