Morgan Griffith
| H. Morgan Griffith | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Rick Boucher |
| Majority Leader of the House of Delegates | |
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In office 2000 – December 5, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Cranwell |
| Succeeded by | Kirk Cox |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 8th district |
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In office January 12, 1994 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | G. Steven Agee |
| Succeeded by | Greg Habeeb |
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March 15, 1958 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hilary Davis |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Salem, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emory and Henry College B.A., Washington and Lee University J.D. |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Energy and Commerce |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Howard Morgan Griffith (born March 15, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district takes in a large swath of southwestern Virginia, including the New River Valley.
He was the majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates and represented the 8th District, serving from 1994 until 2011. The district included all of Salem, Virginia and parts of Roanoke County.
Griffith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but his family moved to Salem, Virginia while he was a baby. He attended Andrew Lewis High School, graduating in 1976. He attended Emory and Henry College, graduating in 1980. Griffith completed his education with a J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1983.
After law school, Griffith settled in Salem where he worked as a private attorney with a focus on traffic violations and DUI. On June 23, 2008, Albo & Oblon LLP, a law firm run by fellow Republican delegate Dave Albo, announced that Griffith was joining the firm as head of its new Roanoke/Salem office.
Griffith first became seriously involved in politics in 1986, when he was chosen as the chairman of the Salem Republican Party. He held that position from 1986 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1994.
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