H. Morgan Griffith

Republican Representative of Virginia's 9th district

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 9

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-3861

@RepMGriffith

morgangriffith.house.gov

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7

Congresses Served

7

House Terms

March 15, 1958 (66 years old)

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  • American lawyer and politician
  • Served as the U.S. representative for a district covering a large swath of southwestern Virginia since 2011
  • Member of the Freedom Caucus
  • Was the majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011
  • Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved to Salem, Virginia, in infancy
  • Graduated from Emory and Henry College with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law
  • Worked as an attorney specializing in traffic violations and DUI before entering politics
  • Chaired the Salem Republican Party before being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Elected House Majority Leader in 2000, the first Republican to hold that position in Virginia’s history
  • Challenged and defeated a 13-term incumbent Democrat to become a U.S. representative
  • Has served on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, including its subcommittees on Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations
  • Member of several caucuses including the Congressional Constitution Caucus, Congressional Western Caucus, Veterinary Medicine Caucus, Freedom Caucus, Liberty Caucus, and Friends of Wales Caucus
  • Voted to repeal the Authorization of Military Force against Iraq and in favor of removing U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
  • Supported measures to enforce federal immigration laws and criminalize the employment of illegal immigrants
  • Opposed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which nearly doubled available H-2B visas
  • Supported a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage and voted against a bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation for government employees in Virginia
  • Voted to nullify the Stream Protection Rule and supported undermining the EPA’s ability to enforce environmental standards in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
  • Advocates for an “all of the above” energy strategy, including both fossil fuel and renewable energy sources
  • Supported several bills to reduce restrictions on gun ownership
  • Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit any individual mandate to purchase health insurance before the ACA was enacted
  • Consistently voted for expansions of the death penalty
  • Indicated support for legalized abortion in the first trimester and to save the life of the mother, with restrictions
  • Supports raising the retirement age and reducing the number of American troops overseas to reduce the federal budget deficit
  • Introduced legislation to reclassify marijuana for medical purposes under federal law
  • Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
  • Voted against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 due to a provision requiring women to be drafted
  • Voted for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 to crack down on anti-competitive behavior
  • Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
  • Supported Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack
  • Married with three children and is an Episcopalian
  • Founded the Congressional Friends of Wales Caucus in honor of his Welsh heritage