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H. Morgan Griffith

H. Morgan Griffith

Republican · VA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011

  • role U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011
  • role Represented the 8th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011
  • role Served as majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • background Lawyer by profession
  • background Born March 15, 1958

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 37
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 110 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 2
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 37 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 6 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 8
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for H. Morgan Griffith. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House VA-09 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,828,839 raised
  • $1,318,861 spent
  • $973,867 cash on hand
$1.83M
$1.77M
$549.44K
Itemized (≥ $200)$531.19K
Unitemized (< $200)$18.25K
Other committees (PACs)$1.22M
Transfers from other committees$29.45K
Offsets to expenditures$3.48K
Other receipts$21.88K
$1.32M
Operating expenditures$751.27K
Contribution refunds$11.00K
Transfers to other committees$500.00
Other disbursements$556.09K
Cash on hand$973.87K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 15, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

H. Morgan Griffith campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2010$1,075,273$1,029,522$45,751
2012$1,399,363$1,320,306$124,808
2014$921,871$889,987$156,692
2016$836,461$902,724$90,429
2018$1,163,988$1,242,671$11,746
2020$877,151$467,455$421,442
2022$813,068$645,274$589,236
2024$1,005,037$1,130,384$463,889
2026$1,828,839$1,318,861$973,867

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • THE UROLOGY GROUP $8,500
  • PCCA $6,700
  • ULINE $6,600
  • BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP $6,600
  • ENIREP INC $6,600
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC $6,600
  • W STRATEGIES $6,600
  • THIRD SECURITY LLC $6,600
  • RYAN PHILLIPS UTRECHT MACKINNO $6,600
  • COMMONWEALTH CARE $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $439 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $473 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (147)

Data from Congress.gov

147
Page 1 of 6 · 147 bills
  • HR 10204Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification ActsponsoredAug 31, 2026
  • HR 9724End Birthright Citizenship for Territories ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9618DEF ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9368Voter ID ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9332Load Forecasting Enhancement ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9337Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9339Affordable Innovation for the Grid ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9340Ratepayer Protection ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9367Stop Lawmakers From Predicting ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9095Right to Trial ActsponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9107Patient Choice and Access Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HRES 1314America 250 Commemorative Flag Act.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HRES 1275Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.sponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HRES 1262Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car.sponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HRES 1220Condemning the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump on April 25, 2026, condemning the multiple attempts against the President's life, and recognizing the critical mission of the Department of Homeland Security.cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HR 8537TRUMP Ballroom ActcosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HR 8444Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026sponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8413SECURE Data ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HRES 1156Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8077287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 24, 2026
  • HR 7889AWRC Act of 2025cosponsoredMar 8, 2026
  • HR 7678Gun Owner Registration Information Protection ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
  • HRES 1075Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4758) to repeal provisions of Public Law 117–169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification, and for other purposes.sponsoredFeb 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (8)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Griffith most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Griffith, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Griffith connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

Congressional testimony