Daniel J. Morey

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Daniel James Morey
Great Lakes Senator
In Office: 2011 - Present
Preceded by	Orson Pierce
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Congressman for Michigan's 6th District
In Office: 2011
Preceded by	Fred Upton (R)
Succeeded by	Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
Michigan Attorney General
In Office: 2007 - 2010
Preceded by	Mike Cox (R)
Succeeded by	Thomas Blair (R)
Member of the Michigan State House
In Office: 1998 - 2006
Preceded by	Robert Jones (D)
Succeeded by	Larry DeShazor (R)
Born	September 28, 1962 Andrews Airforce Base, Wiesbaden, Germany
Political Party	Republican
Spouse	Married to Carry Morey (née Thompson) since 1981
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Religion	Roman Catholic

Daniel James Morey (born Sep. 28, 1962) is the United States Junior Senator for the Great Lakes (since 2011). Previously he served as United States Representative for the State of Michigan's 6th Congressional district (2011), Michigan Attorney General (2007 - 2010), Member of the Michigan State House of Representatives (1998 - 2006) and Assistant U.S. attorney (1990 - 1993).

Early Life and Family

Childhood and Early Life

Daniel J. Morey was born on September 28, 1962 on on Andrews Airforce Base, Wiesbaden, Germany, the son of Maria Morey (née Rücker - German citizen), a translator working for the U.S. Airforce and Sean Morey (U.S. citizen), who was a military officer stationed at Andrews Airforce Base in Wiesbaden, Germany. He attended primary school on base and a German highschool. In 1978 he spent a summer in Michigan with his grandparents and met Carry Thompson whom he fell in love with. Morey had to return to Germany for two more years of school and graduated from a German public school before immigrating to the United States in 1980. Thereafter, he worked days in the local post office, and nights at a car assembly plant in Detroit.

Family

On March 2, 1981, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Daniel and Carry got married. The couple first lived in Detroit then moved to Kalamazoo when Daniel and Carry both enrolled at Western Michigan University. Carry studies medicine and completed her degree at Michigan State University.

The Moreys have three children, Matthew J. Morey (*1990), Isabel M. Morey (*1993), Emma M. Morey (*1996). Matthew, the oldest and only son, attended public schools in Kalamazoo and after graduation in 2008 enrolled at the University of Notre Dame. Isabel graduated high school in Paw Paw in 2011 and enrolled at Michigan State University. Emma is attending high school in Paw Paw.

Eduaction and Law Career

Higher Education

Morey then entered Western Michigan University becoming the first member of his family to go to university. He later transferred to Michigan State University, where he earned a double degree in philosophy and political science in 1987, as well as a scholarship to Harvard law school. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard in 1989.

Law Career

Morey was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1990. He worked as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1990 to 1993, successfully prosecuting bank robberies and other cases. Morey was also the campaign manager for Republican Michigan Governor John Engler's reelection campaign in 1994.

In the second half of the 1990s Morey worked as an attorney, with law offices in Lansing, Kalamazoo and Washington, DC, handling personal injury claims and defending people accused of white collar crimes. He also accepted an appointment as member of the Appellate Court Nominating Commission for the State of Michigan (1995–1997).

His clients included the German mining group and Japan's Toyota Motors Corporation. Morey has served on various corporate boards. He also did legal work and served on the board of directors for a large Michigan engineering firm.

Political Career

Morey and his wife moved from Kalamazoo to Paw Paw in 1998. The same year he was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives. He served there until 2006. Following his retirement from the Michigan State House of Representatives Morey campaigned successfully for the position of Michigan Attorney General, a position he held until 2010.

In 2011, following a vacancy of the congressional seat in his home district, Morey successfully campaigned in a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives and served as Michigan's 6th Congressional District's representative for about half a year before being appointed to the vacant Great Lakes Senate Seat.