Delegate Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)

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District 8: County of Roanoke (part); City of Salem [map]
Took Office January 1994
Left Office January 2011
Copatroning Habits 67% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 73% 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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Bills Passed 0% in 2011
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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

Roanoke Free Press » Cuccinelli wants Virginia Supreme Court to ...

January 25, 2012
Six members of the Black Caucus one of which was Roanoke City Del. Onzlee Ware supported the House plan. The Senate congressional redistricting plan had Roanoke City moving to Rep. Morgan Griffith's 9th district. I don't ...

Griffith Cuts Boucher's Lead in the 9th – Bearing Drift: Virginia's ...

September 4, 2010
Since SurveyUSA's last poll of the 9th was conducted six weeks ago, Del. Morgan Griffith has gained ... this month Bearing Drift reported that a SurveyUSA Poll showed Boucher leading Delegate Morgan Griffith by a 10 pt. [...] ...

Delegate Morgan Griffith Opposes JLARC Secret Vote

June 14, 2010
Delegate Morgan Griffith Opposes JLARC Secret Vote. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The General Assembly's investigative arm voted in secret to promote longtime Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission deputy Glen Tittermary to head the ...

Griffith leads HumanEvents.com's “Races of the ... - Morgan Griffith

May 31, 2010
“Jeff set the bar that we've tried to reach and pass,” said State Delegate Morgan Griffith, Boucher's GOP opponent this year. “He had the year on his side, the way we certainly do this year. But Boucher had not been there long, ...

Griffith picked to run in 9th - Morgan Griffith

May 23, 2010
MAX MEADOWS — State Del. Morgan Griffith of Salem claimed the Republican nomination Saturday to take on U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher of Abingdon, arguing that he can better represent the sprawling 9th District even though he lives just beyond its borders and can't vote there. Griffith, the majority leader in the House of ... Moore won nearly one-third of the delegate votes, then asked for Griffith's nomination to be made unanimous by acclimation. Griffith lives just outside the 9th District, ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

WDBJ7: Vaughan-Bassett Furniture opening new factory in Galax, adding new jobs

January 26, 2012
This expansion is a gateway for economic development and helps to increase employment opportunities for citizens in our region,? said Delegate Terry G. Kilgore, Chairman of the Tobacco Commission. ?It's great to be involved in this latest expansion by ...and more »

Roanoke Times: GOP pressing for passage of its state redistricting plan

January 13, 2012
Salem Republican Morgan Griffith was elected to the 9th District seat in 2010 even though he doesn't live in the district. Griffith would live in the district if the House plan becomes law. Del. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, argued in a floor speech ...and more »

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Morgan Griffith’s briefer remarks on the floor of the house.

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