GRIFFITH, H MORGAN

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GRIFFITH, H MORGAN
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: Experience: House: District 9, 2011-Present; Home State: Virginia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $636,507Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: H. Morgan Griffith

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Hilary; 3 Children: Abby, Davis, Starke

Birth Date: 03/15/1958

Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA

Home City: Salem, VA

Religion: Episcopal

Education

JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1983

BA, Emory and Henry College, 1980

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 1994-2011

Former Majority Leader, Virginia House of Delegates, 2000

Chair, Republican Party, Salem, 1986-1988, 1991-1994

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House

Former Member, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

Member, Salem Race Relations Task Force

Member, State Central Committee, Virginia Republican Party

Professional Experience

Partner, Albo and Oblon

Director, Salem Bank and Trust

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America

Former Chair, Advisory Council, Virginia Freedom of Information

Former Member, Board of Directors, Easter Seals Virginia

Member, Board of Trustees, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Member, Board of Visitors, Emory and Henry College

Former District Chair, Boy Scouts, Catawba District

Member, Fellowship Community Church

Member, Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Director, Salem Education Foundation

Former Director, Salem Host Lions Club

Former President, Salem/Roanoke County Bar Association

Former Member, Shawsville Ruritan

Director, Stonegate Swim Club

Member, Virginia State Bar Association

Additional Information

Awards:

Honors Graduate, Emory and Henry College

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 68

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/13/2017	H.R.2893	To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes.	06/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/13/2017	H.R.447	To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.	06/13/2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137. (All Actions)
06/13/2017	H.R.446	To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.	06/13/2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136. (All Actions)
06/12/2017	H.R.2880	To amend the Federal Power Act to promote closed-loop pumped storage hydropower, and for other purposes.	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/12/2017	H.R.2871	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to compounding pharmacies, and for other purposes.	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2167	Acre In, Acre Out Act	05/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2025	Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Plan for Tomorrow Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1939	Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1703	Medical Product Communications Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1538	Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1381	Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1038	Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act	03/09/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/01/2017	H.R.1148	FAST Act of 2017	03/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.R.1020	Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017	02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.715	Compassionate Access Act	02/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.862	Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.358	To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.R.714	LUMMA	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/26/2017	H.Con.Res.14	Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution	01/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.R.359	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations.	01/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 576

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/01/2012	H.Res.556	Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.	Passed	Yea
02/28/2012	H.R.4095	Online Pharmacy Safety Act
02/23/2012	H.Res.528	Honoring the service and sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
02/17/2012	H.R.3882	Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012
02/16/2012	H.J.Res.103	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
01/25/2012	H.Res.509	Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
01/24/2012	H.R.114	Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011
01/23/2012	H.R.440	To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.	Passed	Yea
01/18/2012	H.R.3785	To repeal section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
12/16/2011	H.R.3663	Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act
12/14/2011	H.R.3586	Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011
12/09/2011	H.R.3627	School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
12/07/2011	H.R.3594	Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011
12/07/2011	H.Res.489	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.
12/05/2011	H.R.2369	To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.
12/01/2011	H.Res.364	Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room".	Passed	Yea
11/30/2011	H.J.Res.2	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	Failed	Yea
11/17/2011	H.R.822	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011	Passed	Aye
11/02/2011	H.Con.Res.13	Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.	Passed	Not Voting
10/28/2011	H.R.3269	Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011

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