Congressman Griffith meeting with constituents.
Elected to Congress in 2010, Morgan Griffith is serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Prior to his election to Congress, Morgan served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011, where he represented the 8th District (City of Salem and precincts in Roanoke County). In 2000, Morgan was elected House Majority Leader and was the first Republican in Virginia history to hold that position.
During his service in the House of Delegates, Morgan was known for his fiscal conservatism – standing against higher taxes and voting against wasteful state spending. He sponsored and passed critical legislation to help make Virginians safer from violent crime and worked to make the Commonwealth a welcome environment for businesses and families. Morgan also took an active role in protecting our constitutional freedoms and defending Second Amendment rights, as well as cracking down on sexual offenders.
Morgan is a graduate of Salem’s Andrew Lewis High School and an honors graduate of Emory and Henry College. After completing studies at the Washington and Lee
Congressman Griffith with his wife, Hilary, and their three children, Abby, Davis and Stark.
University School of Law, Morgan returned to Southwest Virginia where he operated his own private law practice for over two decades. Because of his years of experience and his knowledge of Southwest Virginia, he was asked to join the firm of Albo and Oblon, one of Virginia’s fastest growing law firms, as a partner.
After his election to Congress he was appointed to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Morgan is married to Hilary Davis Griffith. Together they have three children, and make their home in Salem, VA.