H. Morgan Griffith (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Virginia's 9th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Griffith (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
Griffith was re-elected to his fifth term in the office on November 6, 2018, winning 65 percent of votes to defeat Anthony Flaccavento (D). Griffith was first elected to the office in 2010.
During his term in Congress, Griffth has been assigned to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Prior to his time in Congress, Griffith was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 through 2010. He was the state House majority leader from 2000 through 2010.
Griffith earned his bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry College. After earning his J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law, Griffith went into private practice as a lawyer. In 1994, he began his political career as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and he eventually became House majority leader. Prior to his congressional career, Griffith practiced law in Salem, Va. In 2008, he joined a statewide law firm where he was in charge of the Roanoke and Salem branches.
