John S. Morgan
| John S. Morgan | |
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| Maryland House of Delegates District 13B | |
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In office 1991–1999 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Bevan & Susan R. Buswell |
| Succeeded by | John A. Giannetti, Jr. |
| Constituency | Prince George's County & Howard County |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 23, 1963 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Engineer |
John S. Morgan was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 13B, which covered portions of Prince George's County & Howard County Maryland. Along with fellow Republican Martin G. Madden, he helped unseat incumbent Democrat William C. Bevan from office. In 1998, he was defeated by Democrat John A. Giannetti, Jr.. It was the second time he had faced Giannetti in the general election, the first time being in 1994 when he handily defeated him.
Morgan also ran for United State Congress in 1996 against incumbent Steny Hoyer, but was defeated by 14 percentage points.
Delegate Morgan graduated from Loyola College with his Bachelor of Science in physics in 1984. He later returned to school, this time attending the Whiting School at the Johns Hopkins University where he received his Master's degree in 1988 and his PhD in 1990.
Prior to elected office, Delegate Morgan was a senior engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. From 2001 to 2010, he directed the Office of Science and Technology within the National Institute of Justice, the office in the Department of Justice responsible for the nation's development of technology for state and local law enforcement, corrections, and crime laboratories. He currently is the Command Science Advisor to the US Army Special Operations Command. He received the Service to America medal in 2007 for his work to improve the nation's capacity to use DNA evidence.
Morgan was also a Congressional Science Fellow with the American Physical Society from 1994 until 1995. He continues to be a member of the American Physical Society in addition to the Materials Research Society, the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, and the American Council of Young Political Leaders. He is a recipient of the Charles E. Miller Award and is a member of the Howard County Republican Party.
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