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Morgan Riley Murtaugh (born August 20, 1992) is a conservative political commentator, former news anchor, political pundit, singer/songwriter and Republican congressional candidate for California’s 53rd district. The district is located in San Diego county, including eastern Chula Vista, western El Cajon, central and eastern San Diego, and suburbs Bonita, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Born Morgan Riley Murtaugh

August 20, 1992 (age 25)

San Diego, California, U.S.

Political Party Republican

Alma Mater Grossmont College, The George Washington University (BA)

Occupation Political Commentator, Candidate for U.S. Congress (CA-53)

Website http://morganmurtaugh.com

Early Life

Murtaugh was born Morgan Riley Murtaugh in San Diego, California, the daughter of Antonina Gagliano, a civilian analyst for the United States Navy, and Daniel Murtaugh, a San Diego County homicide detective. She has two younger brothers, Merrick and Connor.

Early Education and Career

Murtaugh has been actively involved in politics and the San Diego community since high school. Murtaugh attended the Academy of Our Lady of Peace in San Diego, California. After earning her high school diploma, Murtaugh worked for three years in the front office for Commander, Naval Air Forces as Assistant Protocol Officer, where she assisted with the Vice Admiral’s front office operations. During this time, Murtaugh attended Grossmont College in El Cajon, California and worked for Congressman Brian Bilbray and then later interned for her mayor, Mayor Art Madrid of La Mesa.

While working for the Department of Defense, Murtaugh founded her political platform on Twitter, a satirical conservative pseudonym, ‘RepubGrlProbs,’ which quickly grew into a national platform for young conservative engagement. She ran the operation for about 5 years, managing several contributors, an online store, and several social media platforms, including youtube, instagram, twitter, and facebook.

Murtaugh did her general education studies at Grossmont College, and transferred to The George Washington University located in the heart of Washington, DC. As a full-time student, Murtaugh became involved in various extracurricular programs, such as Chi Omega sorority and Young American Foundation (YAF). She was accepted into the Young America’s Foundation National Journalism Program, learning from conservative leaders in journalism, later becoming a communications intern on Capitol Hill for Congressman Blake Farenthold until receiving her undergraduate degree.

With a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Communications and viral social media platforms, Murtaugh was immediately hired on to work at TUSK Digital to assist with branding and media for different political organizations and campaigns. After the election, Murtaugh decided to move back to her hometown of San Diego to kickoff her political career in California.

During her first year back, she worked outside of politics as a digital director for a local company before she was hired at One America News as a producer. She has been at One America News for a year, and is currently an on-air political commentator for the network.

Political Candidacy -

Murtaugh announced her political candidacy for California’s 53rd congressional district on her social media accounts on March 12, 2018.