Delegate Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)

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District 8: County of Roanoke (part); City of Salem [map]
Took Office January 1994
Next Election November 2009
Committees Courts of Justice, Militia, Police and Public Safety, Rules (Vice Chair)
Fundraising $6,193 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 67% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 75% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 63% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $25,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $21,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $13,000
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $11,556
Sprint Nextel Telecommunications $10,500
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $10,000
Alpha Natural Resources Coal mining $6,000
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Hospitals $6,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $5,500
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $5,000

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

SWoCo: Community news from Southwest Roanoke County - Roanoke.com ...

February 9, 2010
Del. Morgan Griffith's weekly newsletter from Richmond. Del. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, who represents most of Southwest Roanoke County in the House of Delegates, shares his weekly newsletter from the General Assembly: ...

Dont let Them Hurt Our Children: Party lines are broken to ...

February 8, 2010
Delegate Morgan Griffith and Bath County Senator Creigh Deeds have introduced bills to strengthen "Alicia's Law," and provide more funding for the fight against Internet predators. A leading Republican and Democrat from western Virginia ...

HoodaThunk?: VA House committee to hear several gun-related bills ...

February 4, 2010
House Bill 1191, authored by Delegate H. Morgan Griffith (R-8), would allow a circuit court judge to authorize the Clerk of Court to issue concealed handgun permits in instances where the application is complete, the background check ...

'Mr. Las Vegas' meets with Del. Griffith

February 3, 2010
RICHMOND – House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith, who represents Salem and other parts of Roanoke County, and legendary Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton met at the Virginia General Assembly Building Feb. 2. ...

We've only just begun…We need to call Delegate Griffith today ...

February 3, 2010
Morgan Griffith has not committed to support HB69 (The Fiream Freedom Act). His information is linked below…please call him today and urge him to support HB69. Information on HB69 is here. It has been confirmed that HB69 will be heard by the ... Called Del. Griffith's Richmond office today. Could not get a hard Yes or No answer on H.B.69. All his assistant would say was, while there is no declared position as yet, this was a type of legislation he usually supports. ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Chatham Star Tribune: Funding sought to fight online sexual predators

February 9, 2010
He was joined by three Republican lawmakers: House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith of Salem, Delegate David Albo of Fairfax and Sen.

The Free Lance-Star: House backs tribal status for Virginia's Patawomecks

February 9, 2010
House backs tribal status for Virginia's Patawomecks"The Potomac tribe, or Patawomeck tribe, was not recognized by that process," said House Majority Leader Del. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem.and more »

WDBJ7.com: Party lines are broken to strengthen fight against Internet predators

February 7, 2010
Delegate Morgan Griffith and Bath County Senator Creigh Deeds have introduced bills to strengthen "Alicia's Law," and provide more funding for the fight ...and more »

Richmond Times Dispatch: Lawmakers taking a snow day today

February 5, 2010
House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, said leaders decided to call off today's session and give delegates a long weekend at home because ...and more »

NBC 29 News: Lawmakers Leave Early To Avoid The Storm

February 4, 2010
Delegate Morgan Griffith (R) is the House Majority Leader. Griffith says, "We had the ability within our time schedule by working in the mornings and the ...and more »

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