Daniel Walker Morey
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| Member of the House of Representatives | ||||
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| In Office: 2006 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Mike Ross | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| State Senator from Arkansas | ||||
| In Office: 1994 - 2004 | ||||
| Preceded by | Percy Malone | |||
| Succeeded by | Gina Geffrey | |||
| Arkansas Attorney General | ||||
| In Office: 2004 - 2006 | ||||
| Preceded by | Winston Bryant | |||
| Succeeded by | Mark Pryor | |||
| Born | September 28, 1964 Ashdown, AR | |||
| Political Party | Democrat | |||
| Spouse | Leena Morey, born Douglas (1993 - Present) | |||
| Religion | Baptist | |||
Daniel Walker Morey is an American politician and current Representative for Arkansas' 4th Congressional District. He previously served as Arkansas State Senator from 1996 to 2006 and as Arkansas Attorney General from 1994 to 1996.
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Early Life and Family
Family Background and early years
Daniel Walker Morey was born on September, 28, 1964, in Ashdown, Arkansas, to James Daniel Morey, a farmer turned Arkansas Attorney General and Congressman, and Marion Morey, a school secretary. He has a brother, Alexander who is a police officer, and a sister Ava, who is a college teacher. As a boy he spent most summers in England with his uncle who worked at the American Embassy in London. His great-grandparents immigrated originally in the late 19th century from Germany and Ireland.
Daniel Morey excelled as a student and as a baseball player and once considered becoming a professional baseball player. As a delegate to Boys Nation while in high school, he met President Jimmy Carter in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter led him to enter a life of public service.
Higher Education
Morey was graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Relations in 1986 and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. There he completed his Masters in Government and returned to America where he enrolled at Yale Law School. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1991, and entered politics in Arkansas. Daniel Morey is also member of the Individual Ready Reserve of the United States Navy and holds the rank of Captain.
Political Career and Family
Dan and his wife Leena
He was defeated in his campaign for Congress in Arkansas' 4th district in 1992. The next year (1993) he married Leena Douglas, a graduate of Oxford University and Yale Law School. Leena was born in England to a U.S. citizen and an English woman of Indian decent. In 1994, Madeleine, their first daughter, was born. Matthew, their only son followed two years later. Isabel and Veronica, the youngest of the four children and twins, were born in 1999.
Morey won his campaign for Arkansas State Senate in 1994. In 2004 he was elected Arkansas Attorney General, and won his campaign for Congress in Arkansas' 4th district in 2006.
Election Results
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