Kelly Louise Morrison (born February 2, 1969) is an American physician and politician who is the U.S. Representative-elect for Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district. Morrison was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 45 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Minnetonka, Mound, Minnetrista, and Orono in Hennepin County. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.

On November 9, 2023, Morrison announced she would run in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district in the 2024 House elections, after the incumbent, Dean Phillips, announced his run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries. She was elected on November 5, 2024.

Current Position: US Representative of MN District 3 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: President
Former Position: Business owner from 1991 – 2019
Other Positions:  Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations – Small Business committee
District:  suburbs of Hennepin and Anoka counties to the west, south, and north of Minneapolis.  

Phillips has both owned and started several companies in addition to serving as president and CEO of his family’s liquor business, the Phillips Distilling Company.He is the former co-owner of Talenti gelato and co-owns Penny’s Coffee. On November 24, 2023, Phillips announced that he would not run for reelection.

In 2023, he announced his intent to challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination in the 2024 presidential election.

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To the community I love: If you’re feeling fearful and anxious this week, imagine feeling this way every day of your life and employ that empathy as inspiration to ensure that future American generations ALL know justice, peace, and opportunity.

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