Morgan Griffith was first elected to represent the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 2, 2010. Morgan is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over some of the most important issues facing Virginia’s Ninth District including public health and federal regulations.
In the 118th Congress, Morgan was named Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Energy. In the 119th Congress, Morgan started as Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment. However, he is now the current Chairman of the Health Subcommittee. He still serves as a senior Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Subcommittee on Communications & Technology, Further, Morgan serves as a member of the Committee on House Administration, which oversees the daily operations of the House of Representatives and Capitol security and provides oversight of federal elections. Morgan was appointed by Speaker Johnson to serve on the House Committee on Rules in the 119th Congress. Morgan serves as Vice Chairman of the Committee, which wields significant power in advancing legislation, controlling the terms and conditions of debate on a measure or matter, and contributing to the content of legislation Prior to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, Morgan served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011, where he represented the Eighth District. In 2000, Morgan was elected House Majority Leader, the first Republican in Virginia history to hold that position. Morgan is a graduate of Salem’s Andrew Lewis High School and an honors graduate of Emory & Henry College. After completing studies at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, Morgan returned to Southwest Virginia where he practiced law for nearly three decades. Morgan is married to Hilary, and together they have three children.
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