• GRIFFITH, H MORGAN
Experience: House: District 9, 2011-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $636,507Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: H. Morgan Griffith
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Hilary; 3 Children: Abby, Davis, Starke
    Birth Date: 03/15/1958
    Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Home City: Salem, VA
    Religion: Episcopal

Education

    JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1983
    BA, Emory and Henry College, 1980

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 1994-2011
    Former Majority Leader, Virginia House of Delegates, 2000
    Chair, Republican Party, Salem, 1986-1988, 1991-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House
    Former Member, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
    Member, Salem Race Relations Task Force
    Member, State Central Committee, Virginia Republican Party

Professional Experience

    Partner, Albo and Oblon
    Director, Salem Bank and Trust

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America
    Former Chair, Advisory Council, Virginia Freedom of Information
    Former Member, Board of Directors, Easter Seals Virginia
    Member, Board of Trustees, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
    Member, Board of Visitors, Emory and Henry College
    Former District Chair, Boy Scouts, Catawba District
    Member, Fellowship Community Church
    Member, Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
    Director, Salem Education Foundation
    Former Director, Salem Host Lions Club
    Former President, Salem/Roanoke County Bar Association
    Former Member, Shawsville Ruritan
    Director, Stonegate Swim Club
    Member, Virginia State Bar Association

Additional Information

Awards:

    Honors Graduate, Emory and Henry College
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 68
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/20/2015 H.R.1376 Patient Choice Act of 2015 03/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.792 Acre In, Acre Out Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.791 Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2015 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.793 Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/06/2015 H.R.790 Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2015 02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.131 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/06/2015 H.R.133 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations. 01/06/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/21/2014 H.R.4952 Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2014 07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/16/2014 H.R.4633 Insurance Rate Transparency Act 05/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/09/2014 H.R.4577 Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014 05/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/02/2014 H.R.4498 LUMMA 05/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/22/2014 H.R.4423 Acre in, Acre Out Act 04/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
04/11/2014 H.R.4475 Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2014 04/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3162 To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
12/16/2013 H.R.3641 EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats Act of 2013 12/16/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.  (All Actions)
09/12/2013 H.R.3089 Compounding Clarity Act of 2013 09/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/25/2013 H.R.2331 To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Pound, Virginia. 06/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
05/24/2013 H.R.2090 Patient Choice Act of 2013 05/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/15/2013 H.R.1290 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. 04/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/08/2013 H.R.775 Uninterrupted Elections Act 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.  (All Actions)
Total: 576
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.Con.Res.33 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
05/18/2017 H.R.2542 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Con.Res.55 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2360 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1925 At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.1999 Federal Budget Accountability Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1955 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1731 RECLAIM Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1756 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.245 Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.
03/30/2017 H.R.732 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
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