Delegate Joe Morrissey (D-Highland Springs)

Photo of Joe Morrissey
Party
Democratic
District
74: Counties of Charles City and Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) [map]
Took Office
January 2008
Next Election
November 2013
Committees
Education, Health, Welfare and Institutions
Age
55
Website
joemorrisseyfordelegate.com
Copatroning Habits
60% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 97% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 53% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
alcohol business children cigarette court crime education election employment environment felony firearm gun health judge locality payday lending pollution poverty regulation safety sbe smoking tax tax credit transportation unemployment vehicle voting weapon
Bills Passed
0% in 2013
Bio

Delegate Morrissey served as Richmond commonwealth's attorney from 1989-1993. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Virginia, a JD from Georgetown and an Master of Laws from Trinity College (Dublin). He has two children.

Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Morrissey, Joe Democratic candidate contributions to own campaign $65,000
Stoner, Kenneth E Uncoded $7,500
Stower, Dawn Uncoded $7,500
Joseph, D Morrissey Uncoded $4,553
Dominion Energy production & distribution $2,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $2,000
Preston Brown Radio 1340 Am Uncoded $2,000
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $1,750
Vad Pac Exempt Functions Account Uncoded $1,500
Armstrong, Ward Uncoded $1,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Progressive America: Del. Joe Morrissey writes Cuccinelli, alerting ...

April 19, 2013
In a letter pointed out by Paul Goldman and Lowell Feld, Del. Joe Morrissey recently wrote to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, 'alerting' the attorney general to the improper rendering of legal services in the Virginia ...

Joe Morrissey is on a DINO hunt. But his real prey is Eric Cantor ...

April 9, 2013
But the case of Democratic Del. Joe Morrissey rallying the establishment to toss his House colleague Rosalyn Dance over the side, and the reasons why he is doing so, should sound awfully familiar to folks on the right: ...

Gun-toting lawmaker once lost two assault-style firearms | WTVR.com

January 24, 2013
(WTVR) – On January 17, state Delegate Joe Morrissey (D – Henrico) brought an AK-47 assault-style rifle to the floor of the General Assembly to dramatize his push for a ban on assault weapons. But 20 years earlier, his lack of gun control made headlines when he lost an Uzi assault-style rifle and a high-capacity ... “Quite frankly I was a victim,” Del. Morrissey, (D) 7th District, told CBS-6 Wednesday when he was asked about the missing-weapons case. “Some guns ...

Nutcase Anti-Gun Virginia Lawmaker Joe Morrissey Brandished AK ...

January 19, 2013
Nutcase Anti-Gun Virginia Lawmaker Joe Morrissey Brandished AK-47 On House Delegate House Floor. Posted on January 19, 2013 by expertsatwork. A Richmond-area lawmaker brandished an AK-47 on the floor of the Virginia House of ...

The Virginia Gentleman: Del. Joe Morrissey's Prop

January 18, 2013
I was Chairman of the College Republicans, Co-Chairman of Students for Allen, member of the Fairfax County Republican party, and served as a legislative intern for Delegate Dave Albo. After college I worked for Morton ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

WRIC: 8News Investigates: Presidential Pardon Scam

April 25, 2013
When former delegate Hamilton was sentenced, he ended up with about nine and a half years?it crushed his family. Among the names, Delegate Joe Morrissey and his law partner, well known political analyst Paul Goldman. then skeptical, Meredith ...and more »

Progress Index: Don't be swayed by the negative attacker of Delegate Dance

May 15, 2013
Don't be swayed by the negative attacker of Delegate DanceLet's see Joe Morrissey - is the same hot-heated attorney who was disbarred by the Virginia Bar? Why should anyone in Petersburg care who he supports. No one should. When Southpark Mall was being built, I had my house on Market Street for sale.

Progress Index: Dance faces primary challenger on Democratic ballot

April 28, 2013
One of those in attendance was Delegate Lionell Spruill, D-Chesapeake, and vice chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. "She's a person conscious for her district," Spruill said at the kickoff event. "I'm here because you've got a person, Joe ...

These are all of the video clips of Joe Morrissey’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2009. There are 321 video clips in all.

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Bills

  • HB1353: Absentee voting; persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
  • HB1355: Writs of actual innocence; petitions.
  • HB1364: Court-appointed experts; compensation in criminal cases.
  • HB1365: Mental health experts; appointment in criminal cases not involving insanity defense or competency.
  • HB1366: Smoking; unlawful for person to smoke in motor vehicle with minor present, civil penalty.
  • HB1367: Cigarettes; deemed litter for purposes of criminal punishment for improper disposal of trash.
  • HB1371: Reckless driving; removes driving in excess of 80 mph, etc.
  • HB1381: Plastic bags; imposes $0.05 tax beginning 7/1/14 on those used by purchasers to carry certain goods.
  • HB1878: Sources of revenue; establishing and adjusting for appropriations of State and its localities.
  • HB1879: Photo-monitoring systems.
  • HB1880: School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year.
  • HB1881: University of Virginia; appointment to Board of Visitors.
  • HB1882: Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation.
  • HB2207: Firearms and firearms magazines, certain; unlawful to sell, import, etc., penalty.
  • HB2213: Candidate petitions; review of signatures, appeals.
  • HJ557: Celebrating the life of William Stuart Crabtree, Jr.
  • HJ563: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies.
  • HB113: School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year.
  • HB114: Cigarettes; deemed litter for purposes of criminal punishment for improper disposal of trash.
  • HB115: Smoking in cars with a minor present; civil penalty.
  • HB116: Higher educational institutions; clarifies policies & procedures for violence prevention on campus.
  • HB121: Virginia Housing Trust Fund Authority; created, report.
  • HB122: Drivers licenses; allows military veterans who are at least 21 to have veteran status indicated.
  • HB123: Specialty criminal court dockets; court may establish to address specialized needs of defendants.
  • HB124: Plastic bags; imposes a tax of 20 cents on those used by purchasers.
  • HB797: Handguns; carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs in a public place, penalty.
  • HB1122: Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair.
  • HB1232: Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation, required.
  • HB1278: Writ of actual innocence; person convicted of felony may petition Supreme Court.
  • HJ17: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies, etc.
  • HJ23: Employment First initiative; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop in State, report.
  • HJ482: Commending Cody Allala.
  • HR76: Celebrating the life of Anthony Joseph Basile.
  • HR77: Commending the Reverend Dr. A. Lincoln James, Jr.
  • HB2339: Smoking in cars with minor present; civil penalty.
  • HB2340: Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to include those in dating relationship.
  • HB2341: Plastic bags; imposed tax of $0.20 on plastic bags used by purchasers.
  • HB2342: Income tax, state; tax credit for hiring employees with disabilities.
  • HB2343: Handgun; Class 1 misdemeanor for carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • HB2344: Cigarette butts; imposes civil penalty for improper disposal for each butt.
  • HB2345: National Guard; eligibility for service.
  • HB2346: Higher educational institutions; compensation of athletic coaches.
  • HB2347: Incarcerated defendant; waiver of payment of interest on fines and costs for certain cases.
  • HB2348: Fertilizer and deicing agents; requires certain localities to regulate sale and application.
  • HB2349: Maximum speed limits; shall be 60 miles per hour where indicated by lawfully placed signs.
  • HB2350: Reckless driving; person driving in excess of 20 mph over speed limit is guilty.
  • HB2351: Writ of actual evidence; allows testing of biological evidence to be conducted.
  • HB2352: Motor fuels tax; rate increase.
  • HB2353: Renewable energy portfolio standard program; investor-owned electric utility, etc., to participate.
  • HJ633: Employment First initiative; Secretary of Health & Human Resources to develop & implement in State.
  • HJ634: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies.
  • HR66: Commending the Richmond Boys Choir.
  • HB175: Barrier crimes; limits assault-related crimes to felony assault crimes only.
  • HB176: Speed limits; provides for 70 mph on certain portions of I-95 and I-295.
  • HB177: Seasonal tax preparation employees; disqualifies employee from receiving unemployment compensation.
  • HB178: Seasonal or temporary workers; disqualifies employee from unemployment compensation benefits.
  • HB179: Nonpartisan Redistricting Commission Act; created.
  • HB180: Marijuana; loss of driving privilege if convicted for possession in a motor vehicle.
  • HB181: Gift cards; prohibits issuance of those that automatically expire as a result of passage of time.
  • HB182: Incarcerated defendant; waiver of payment of interest on fines and costs accrued.
  • HB183: Expungement of criminal record; allows a person to have his conviction expunged after 10 years.
  • HB184: Petition to vacate finding of guilt of convicted person; upon discovery of new evidence.
  • HB185: Elections; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 14 to three days before election.
  • HB186: Smoking in cars with minor present; civil penalty.
  • HB187: Open-end lending; provides extensions of credit secured by motor vehicle titles, caps interest.
  • HB188: Payday Loans; limiting interest to a maximum annual rate of 36 percent.
  • HB519: Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; enhancement measures for small, women-owned, etc.
  • HB520: Sale of firearms at firearms shows; person who sells 3 or more to be licensed as a firearms dealer.
  • HB521: Plastic bags; bans use by retailers at point of sale unless designed and manufactured for reuse.
  • HB522: Deferred disposition in criminal cases; allows court to dismiss cases other than Class 4 felonies.
  • HB662: Health professions; disciplinary actions.
  • HB793: Criminal confessions; inadmissible unless videotaped.
  • HJ42: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies, etc.
  • HJ199: Celebrating the life of Staff Sergeant Phillip Myers.
  • HJ433: Commending Emmanuel Episcopal Church on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
  • HB1809: Consumer Finance Act; open-end loan plans secured by motor vehicle titles.
  • HB1810: Course credit; students called to active military duty may receive full credit.
  • HB1811: Deferred disposition; allows court to defer & dismiss any criminal case other than Class 4 felonies.
  • HB1812: Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
  • HB1813: Criminal conviction; expungement of record upon showing opportunities for employment are prejudiced.
  • HB1814: Plastic bags; bans use by retailers at point of sale unless designed & manufactured for reuse.
  • HB1815: Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
  • HB1816: Unemployment benefits; eligibility of seasonal or temporary workers.
  • HB1817: Speed limit; provides for 70 mph speed limit on certain portions of I-95 and I-295.
  • HB1852: Health Professions, Department of; confidentiality of investigations.
  • HB2318: Firearms; any person who sells three or more firearms at show be licensed as a firearms dealer.
  • HB2581: Tuition, in-state; eligibility for Native Americans.
  • HJ663: Windmill turbines; joint subcommittee to study efficacy of generating electricity therefrom.
  • HJ664: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
  • HJ717: Native Americans; honoring their contributions to State, etc.
  • HJ1004: Commending Leland D. Melvin.
  • HB1373: Tuition, in-state; eligibility for Native Americans.
  • HB1374: Restricted permit; issuance thereof for license suspension for nonpayment of fines and costs.
  • HB1375: Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed certain drivers.
  • HB1376: Crimes Against Minors and Sex Offender Registry; use of data by SAVIN.
  • HB1377: Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate..
  • HB1378: Incompetent defendants; disposition.
  • HB1379: Public Procurement Act; exempts purchase of product used with distilled spirits intended for resale.
  • HB1568: Transfer of juveniles; consider after-discovered evidence not considered during transfer hearing.
  • HB1569: Deferred disposition; court dismiss any criminal case set forth re deferral & dismissal for crimes.
  • HJ186: Celebrating the life of Roy Otis Brown, Sr.