Christine Morse
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 61st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byBrandt Iden
Personal details
Born1973 (age 49–50)
Tecumseh, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Alma materMichigan State University
Wayne State University Law School
WebsiteVote 4 Morse

Christine Morse (born 1973) is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 61st district in 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Morse was born in Tecumseh, Michigan in 1973.[2] Morse earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and then a J.D.[3] degree from Wayne State University Law School.[4][5]

Career

Morse worked as an attorney from 1999 to 2002.[4] Morse has served as the Kalamazoo County Commissioner representing the 9th district since 2018. In her campaign for the Michigan House of Representatives seat representing the 61st district, Morse was endorsed by former United States President Barack Obama.[6] Morse is the first Democrat to win the 61st district since it was reestablished as a Kalamazoo County seat in 1993.[5] Morse was sworn in as state representative on December 11, 2020 and assumed office on January 1, 2021.[4][7]

Personal life

Morse is married and has three children.[8] Morse is a cancer survivor.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Channel 3, Kirk Mason | News (2020-10-23). "Michigan House of Representatives District 61 candidates discuss the issues". WWMT. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "61st District Michigan House: Christine Morse, Democrat". WWMT. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Christine A. Morse". Martindale.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Christine Morse". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. 1 2 3 "Democrat Christine Morse defeats Bronwyn Haltom in Michigan 61st House race". mlive. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Second Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ↑ "State Rep. Christine Morse becomes first Democrat to represent 61st district in 27 years". mlive. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Kalamazoo County commissioner announces run for state House". mlive. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2020-11-18.


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