Morgan Griffith

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Morgan Griffith
Virginia House of Delegates District 8
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Current term ends January 13, 2010
Political party	Republican
Profession	Attorney
Website	Morgan Griffith

Morgan Griffith is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 8 since 1994. He is the current Majority Leader.

He won re-election in 2009, defeating Democrat Edward Carter Turner, III in the general election.

Griffith has been involved with a number of organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America - Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America - Catawba District, Easter Seals Virginia, Emory & Henry College, and the Salem Education Foundation.^[1]

Issue positions

Griffith's answers to the Virginia State Legislative Election 1999 National Political Awareness Test are available. The test provides an overview of a candidate's views on a number of major issues. Griffith did not answer the question asking what his top priorities are.^[2]

Committee membership

• Courts of Justice Committee, Virginia House
• Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee, Virginia House
• Rules Committee, Virginia House (Vice Chair)
• Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (Chair)
• Subcommittee on Judicial Systems
• Subcommittee on Studies

Sponsored legislation

• HB 1841 Extortion; person who extorts money, etc., by threatening to report another as illegally present.
• HB 1842 Emergency protective order; authority of magistrate or judge to issue in cases of sexual battery.
• HB 2627 Alcoholic beverage control; unlawful possession, affirmative defense. ^[3]

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Griffith's 2007 campaign were mainly from professional organizations:^[4]

• 1. VA Assoc of Realtors $25,500
• 2. VA Trial Lawyers Assoc $21,000
• 3. VA Bankers Assoc $13,000
• 4. Home Builders Assoc of VA $11,556
• 5. Sprint Nextel $10,500

External links

• Virginia House of Delegates - Rep. Griffith
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions:2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999
• Richmond Sunlight profile
• VA Public Access Project profile

References

v • d • e Current members of the Virginia House of Delegates House Majority Leader: Morgan Griffith (R) • House Minority Leader: Ward Armstrong (D)     Terry Kilgore (R) Bud Phillips (D) Dan Bowling (D) Joe Johnson (D) Bill Carrico (R) Anne B. Crockett-Stark (R) David Nutter (R) Morgan Griffith (R) Charles Poindexter (R) Ward Armstrong (D) Onzlee Ware (D) James Shuler (D) Bob Marshall (R) Danny Marshall, III (R) C. Todd Gilbert (R) Donald Merricks (R) William Fralin (R) Clay Athey (R) Lacey Putney (I) Chris Saxman (R) Robert Mathieson (D) Kathy Byron (R) Shannon Valentine (D) Ben Cline (R) Steve Landes (R) Matt Lohr (R) Sam Nixon (R) Bill Howell (R) Beverly Sherwood (R) Ed Scott (R) Scott Lingamfelter (R) David Poisson (D) Joe T. May (R) Margaret Vanderhye (D) Steve Shannon (D) Ken Plum (D) David Bulova (D) Bob Hull (D) Vivian Watts (D) Tim Hugo (R) Dave Marsden (D) Dave Albo (R) Mark Sickles (D) Kris Amundson (D) David Englin (D) Charniele Herring (D) Al Eisenberg (D) Bob Brink (D) Adam Ebbin (D) Jackson H. Miller (R) Paul Nichols (D) Jeff Frederick (R) Jim Scott (D) Bobby Orrock (R) Frank Hargrove (R) Bill Janis (R) David Toscano (D) Rob Bell (R) Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (I) Clarke Hogan (R) Tommy Wright (R) Riley Ingram (R) Roz Dance (D) Bill Barlow (D) Lee Ware (R) Kirk Cox (R) Chuck Caputo (D) Manoli Loupassi (R) Vacant  Delores McQuinn (D) Jenn McClellan (D) Jimmie Massie (R) John O'Bannon (R) Joseph Morrissey (D) Roz Tyler (D) Chris Jones (R) Lionell Spruill (D) John Cosgrove (R) Johnny Joannou (D) Vacant  Barry Knight (R) Bob Purkey (R) Joseph Bouchard (D) Salvatore Iaquinto (R) Bob Tata (R) Tom Rust (R) Paula Miller (D) Mark Cole (R) Kenny Alexander (D) Algie Howell (D) Tom Gear (R) Jeion Ward (D) Phil Hamilton (R) Glenn Oder (R) Mamye BaCote (D) Brenda Pogge (R) Chris Peace (R) Harvey Morgan (R) Albert Pollard (D) Lynwood Lewis (D) Republican (53) • Democratic (43) • Independent (2) • Vacant (2) • Virginia House of Delegates • Virginia Senate

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