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Jessica Morse is the Deputy Secretary of Forest Resources Management at the California Natural Resources Agency. She was appointed to this position by Gavin Newsom in March of 2019. Jessica was a Congressional candidate in California's 4th Congressional District in the 2018 election cycle. Jessica has spent her career as a public servant, working in the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Jessica currently lives in Pollock Pines, California.

In July 2017, Morse declared her candidacy for Congress in California's 4th Congressional District. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and challenged the Republican incumbent Tom McClintock (R-Elk Grove). Morse’s Congressional campaign was been covered by national and local publications such as the Union Democrat, LA Times , Washington Post , Politico , San Francisco Chronicle , Calaveras Enterprise , and Newsweek.

Morse raised more contributions in her first quarter as a Congressional candidate than any previous challenger to Tom McClintock raised in an entire election cycle since he took office in 2009. She raised $268,271.54 in her first FEC filing quarter. Jessica raised $292,470 in her second FEC filing quarter. Morse had more cash on hand than Tom McClintock did at the end of 2017.

In 2017, Morse was selected for a fellowship by The Arena, a political organization working to promote the next generation of civic leadership.

Jessica Morse was selected as a Truman National Security Project political partner for 2018.

Early Life and Education
Jessica Morse was born and raised in Carmichael, California and graduated from Mira Loma High School in 2000.

Morse earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Principia College in 2004.

In 2008, Morse earned a Masters of Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, with a concentration in International Relations and National Security Studies.

Career and Awards
Jessica Morse began her career with USAID in 2005. She first worked as an Information Officer, then was a National Capacity Development Coordinator in Baghdad, Iraq. While working for USAID, Morse received a Distinguished Honor Group Award for her work in Iraq. Morse’s Office of Iraq Reconstruction team received a Group Certificate of Appreciation in 2008.

From USAID, Morse moved to the U.S. Department of State as the Iraq Country Coordinator, handling all funding decisions for non-military U.S. Government programs in Iraq until June 2008.

While Jessica was working toward her Masters of Public Affairs, she interned with the Congressional Commission for Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jessica Morse began work as a Presidential Management Fellow at U.S. Pacific Command after obtaining her masters degree. While working at Pacific Command, Morse received a Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award.

Morse returned to USAID as a Program Analyst in 2012. Morse received a Superior Honor Award in 2013 from the U.S. Department of State.

Writings and Publications
Another View: How Washington fueled our wildfires, Roseville & Granite Bay Press Tribune, January 18, 2018.

[http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article184533118.html McClintock is trying to have it both ways with the GOP tax cut. Don’t buy it: This plan serves Koch Industries], Sacramento Bee, November 15, 2017.

Kids made my Valentine’s Day in Iraq, Christian Science Monitor, February 14, 2008.

S'mores turn up in unlikely places, Christian Science Monitor, April 11, 2007.