John Bryan Morgan (born March 31, 1956) is an American lawyer. He is the founder of a personal injury, class action and personal injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan.
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Biography
In 1988, Morgan founded the Morgan & Morgan PA law firm with wife Ultima in Orlando, Florida.
Morgan has been heavily involved in efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. He is the chairman of United for Care.
In 2014, Morgan campaigned to pass Amendment 2, which was ultimately lost by a small margin.
Medical marijuana appeared again as Amendment 2 on the November 2016 ballot. Morgan contributed heavily to the Yes efforts by donating $6.5 million along with television and radio advertisements personally supporting the measure. Amendment 2 was approved 71.3% to 28.7%, surpassing the 60% requirement for constitutional amendments.
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Political positions and activities
Morgan stated in November 2016 that he was considering running for Governor of Florida in the 2018 election. On November 24, 2017, Morgan announced on Twitter that he was disillusioned with the current state of American politics and was leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent.
Morgan supports "decriminalizing marijuana, releasing convicts serving time solely for drug crimes, giving voting rights to non-violent felons, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, making water and wildlife protection a top priority, and abolishing the lieutenant governor and agriculture commissioner posts."
Philanthropy and political contributions
Morgan and his wife Ultima made a $2 million donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to address hunger within Florida.
Morgan donated to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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