James Matthew Morgan (born February 5, 1973) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 29A, which includes the Northwestern portion of St. Mary's County, since 2015.
[1] Morgan was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2015, and has served as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure.
[7] Morgan opposed a 2021 bill that would require elections for county commissioners to only be decided by voters within the districts in which the candidate is running.
[12] In April 2021, Morgan proposed an amendment that would make top law enforcement officers in each jurisdiction elected by local members of the public.
"[18] In May 2024, Morgan signed onto a letter condemning the jury's guilty verdict in the Trump hush money trial, calling the ruling a "political prosecution from a kangaroo court and left-leaning prosecutor" that is turning the U.S. justice system into a "third world parody of law and order".
[20] In March 2018, Morgan opposed legislation that would have renamed the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge after senator Thomas M.