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U.S. House, District 3: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Maria Teresa Rodriguez

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

Running for U.S. House · Kentucky District 3

NationalRepublican

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Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey

U.S. House · Kentucky District 3

NationalDemocrat

Maria Teresa RodriguezCandidateMorgan McGarveyCurrent rep

Job fit

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

Other work

  • Today, she serves as a trauma nurse in Louisville, where she provides critical care to patients during their most vulnerable moments. 1
  • María built a small business from the ground up 1

Education

  • Later, as a single mother raising two children, she returned to school and earned her nursing degree. 1

Morgan McGarvey

Offices held

  • including four years as the Minority Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. 2

Education

  • a J.D. from the University of Kentucky School of Law. 2
  • He earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Rodriguez's campaign lists "Defending Capitalism" and "Lower Taxes" among her top priorities, saying she "believes strongly in free enterprise" and constitutional rights. 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

More on their website →

Morgan McGarvey

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Morgan McGarvey

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$28K$38K raised
$4,2695Small individual donors
$28,3005Large individual donors

Morgan McGarvey

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$158Klarge donors$774Kcompanies$265Klabor unions$119Kindustryassociations$100KOther kinds ofdonors$85K$1.5M raised
$157,9556Small individual donors
$773,6296Large individual donors

Checks

Maria Teresa Rodriguez

No voting record to check yet

Morgan McGarvey

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 14 since 2023. 7

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Maria - Maria Rodriguez · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky's 3rd District · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. mariaforuscongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2024-12-09 used in: Checks