Kiah Morris | |
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Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from the Bennington 2-2 district | |
In office January 7, 2015 – September 25, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Anne Lamy Mook |
Succeeded by | Jim Carroll |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruqaiyah Khadijah Morris March 14, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | James Lawton |
Residence | Bennington, Vermont |
Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ( BA) |
Ruqaiyah Khadijah "Kiah" Morris (born March 14, 1976) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Democratic Party.
Born in Chicago, Morris earned a B.A. in Gender Studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a graduate degree from Roosevelt University. [1]
Morris was first elected in 2014 alongside longtime Republican representative Mary A. Morrissey. [2] The two were reelected in 2016 after running unopposed. [3] The only African American woman in the state legislature, Morris announced in August 2018 that she would not seek reelection to a third term following a campaign of racist threats against her and her family. [4] She resigned the following month, [5] [6] citing as an additional factor the desire to focus on her husband's recovery from open-heart surgery. [7] [8]
Morris has also served as director of the Alliance for Community Transformations, based in Bennington. [9]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 2-2 district | |||||
Nov 4, 2014 [10] | General | Mary A. Morrissey | Republican | 1,241 | 42.49 |
Kiah Morris | Democratic | 873 | 29.89 | ||
Joann Erenhouse | Democratic | 797 | 27.29 | ||
Write-Ins | 10 | 0.33 | |||
Anne Lamy Mook did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic | |||||
Nov 8, 2016 [11] | General | Mary A. Morrissey | Republican | 2,143 | 54.61 |
Kiah Morris | Democratic | 1,757 | 44.78 | ||
Write-Ins | 24 | 0.61 |
Morris is married to James Lawton. [5] They have a son. [1]
Kiah Morris | |
---|---|
Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from the Bennington 2-2 district | |
In office January 7, 2015 – September 25, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Anne Lamy Mook |
Succeeded by | Jim Carroll |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruqaiyah Khadijah Morris March 14, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | James Lawton |
Residence | Bennington, Vermont |
Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ( BA) |
Ruqaiyah Khadijah "Kiah" Morris (born March 14, 1976) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Democratic Party.
Born in Chicago, Morris earned a B.A. in Gender Studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a graduate degree from Roosevelt University. [1]
Morris was first elected in 2014 alongside longtime Republican representative Mary A. Morrissey. [2] The two were reelected in 2016 after running unopposed. [3] The only African American woman in the state legislature, Morris announced in August 2018 that she would not seek reelection to a third term following a campaign of racist threats against her and her family. [4] She resigned the following month, [5] [6] citing as an additional factor the desire to focus on her husband's recovery from open-heart surgery. [7] [8]
Morris has also served as director of the Alliance for Community Transformations, based in Bennington. [9]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 2-2 district | |||||
Nov 4, 2014 [10] | General | Mary A. Morrissey | Republican | 1,241 | 42.49 |
Kiah Morris | Democratic | 873 | 29.89 | ||
Joann Erenhouse | Democratic | 797 | 27.29 | ||
Write-Ins | 10 | 0.33 | |||
Anne Lamy Mook did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic | |||||
Nov 8, 2016 [11] | General | Mary A. Morrissey | Republican | 2,143 | 54.61 |
Kiah Morris | Democratic | 1,757 | 44.78 | ||
Write-Ins | 24 | 0.61 |
Morris is married to James Lawton. [5] They have a son. [1]