Democrat Max Morley Enters Race for District 30 State Representative
Former Public Educator, Board Member of JCTA Plans to Lead with Courtesy, Conviction, and Respect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2024
CONTACT: Max Morley, info@maxforky.com
LOUISVILLE – Pledging to protect funding for public education and work for continued expanded healthcare, Max Morley, well-known education policy advocate, is announcing today he is throwing his hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination in the 30th District for Kentucky State House of Representative. Morley, an educator and well known Democratic political advisor, is making his first run for office to represent Louisville’s West Buechel, Buechel, Newburg, Petersburg, Okolona, Bon Air, Watterson Park, and Klondike neighborhoods in Frankfort.
“After a lot of consideration and believing that the time is right for new voices to step up and offer principled leadership, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m running for the Kentucky House of Representatives,” Morley said. “Our hard-working community deserves better; they deserve quality education, affordable healthcare, and to be treated with respect by their government. Unfortunately, there are too many people in Frankfort who seem to think that isn’t the case. I’m ready to step up and offer principled and courteous leadership for our community but, make no mistake about it, I am going to fight every day to make sure the people of our community get the principled leadership they deserve.
An Eastern Kentuckian by birth and a proud Louisvillian by choice, Max Morley is ready to step up and be a new voice of leadership in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Working to protect public education, support our Kynect healthcare choices, and lead with civility and respect, Max knows our community deserves a place at the table to make sure Frankfort doesn’t turn back the clock on our families.
Max is the son of two public high school teachers in Pikeville and owes everything to the public education Kentucky has provided him. A graduate of the University of Louisville and former Mr. Cardinal, Max was a member of the prestigious McConnell Scholars program, which recruits and retains some of Kentucky’s most promising young people to stay in the Commonwealth and help move it forward.
After graduating from U of L with degrees in Political Science and Strategic Communications, Max moved to Memphis to begin his career in public education with Teach for America. In Memphis, Max taught English and Social Studies at Southern Avenue Middle School, a low-income, high-need school in the heart of the city.
In 2016, Max continued his career in the Jefferson County Public Schools system, teaching middle school English and Social Studies at several schools, including his lengthiest stint at Ramsey Middle School. Teaching students with the same care and respect he was shown as a student, Max increased student achievement by 55% in his second year at JCPS.
An advocate for better funding and programming for students and teachers alike, Max was elected to the Board of Directors of both the Jefferson County Teachers Association and the Kentucky Education Association. Continuing his education and advocacy work, Max earned a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Truman School at the University of Missouri. Max also worked at the Council of State Governments as a policy expert working with state legislatures across the country on educational reforms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m looking forward to meeting with all my neighbors, no matter where they live or how they vote, over the coming months and earning their trust and their support,” Morley said. “We deserve a voice in the Kentucky House of Representatives who is open about his or her values but knows that everyone’s opinion counts and who treats every person with courtesy and respect. Given the chance, I hope to be the kind of leader in Frankfort his community can count on and who will always be transparent, open and honest with the people I serve. I can’t wait to get out and earn that chance.”
Between his time in the classroom, Max has worked on several high-profile political races, both as a professional and volunteer and has worked for the Kentucky Democratic Party as a Precinct Captain and Statewide Volunteer Coordinator and on several statewide campaigns for governor and statewide constitutional offices. In this role he put his organizing skills to use to help advance candidates committed to education, labor, and fairness.
Max and his wife Emalee are also members of a “Global Family,” and hosted a foreign exchange student named Joy from Frankfurt, Germany who attended Eastern High School. Max’s wife Emalee works at the Leadership Louisville Center and serves on the Board of the Jefferson County Democratic Party Executive Committee, the Advisory Board of Kappa Alpha Theta International Sorority, the University of Louisville MBA Advisory Council, and the Metro United Way Community Impact Cabinet. Together, they live in the Klondike neighborhood.
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For more information on Max Morley’s plan, background, or to connect with his campaign please visit www.MaxForKY.com.
