Following the encouragement of an exploratory committee comprised of residents and community, business and faith-based leaders, Maurice Morton will become a candidate for the U. S. Representative of Michigan’s 14th Congressional District. Morton made his formal announcement on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Northwest Activity Center in Detroit.
Morton’s decision to run for the Congressional seat is driven by his longstanding and unwavering commitment to service. Having extensive experience in the public, private, education and faith-based sectors, he possesses the credentials, knowledge, resources and integrity that will be put to good use representing the 14th Congressional District.
”I have prepared my entire life and I believe I can work on behalf of the great residents of the 14th District,” said Morton.
“I will work diligently to create and pass legislation and advocate for policies that will strengthen our district.”
With a driving commitment to make a difference in his community, Morton has the unique blend of resources and ideas to represent residents in the 14th Congressional District. His ethics and high standards were learned from the family values of his parents who taught their children hard work, honesty, character and morals; the guiding principles by which he lives his life.
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He grew up on the east side of Detroit, he and his twin brother were the youngest of 12 children.His mother was a homemaker and his father a career military man.
In 1994, Morton began his work in public service as legislative and legal aide to Wayne County Commissioner Edna Bell where he assisted constituents and numerous community organizations.
In 1996, he joined the legal staff of General Motors Corporation and in 1998 was hired as an assistant prosecutor in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office by then Prosecutor John O’Hair. As a litigator he was assigned to the Homicide Unit after just six months in the office. In 2001 he served under former Wayne County Prosecutor Michael Duggan who appointed him deputy chief and soon after chief of Special Operations.
In 2004, he served as associate general counsel and director of Community Affairs for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) where he collaborated with local government agencies in the DMC service area and worked to better educate the community on health concerns and available services.
He left the DMC in May of 2007 to start his own legal practice and is currently a partner of Simpson Morton and Cross, PLLC, in the city of Detroit.
Morton is the CEO of the Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of Michigan’s first charter school districts. He has led a turnaround of the district’s operations and academic performance and negotiated the restructuring of the Academy’s bonds resulting in over $15 million dollars in savings for the District.
A graduate of Cass Technical High School, Morton received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, his jurist doctorate from Wayne State University Law School and Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Morton and wife April have two young children, Maurissa and Joshua. He is a member of the Michigan Bar Association, the Wolverine and American Bar Associations, the NAACP, and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Additionally, he is a trustee for Detroit PAL, a trustee of Little Rock Baptist Church and the Moors Club.
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