H. Morgan Griffith

Background

Griffith’s campaign biography says he grew up in Salem, attended Emory & Henry College and Washington and Lee University School of Law, and returned to Southwest Virginia to practice law. It says he served in the Virginia House of Delegates before being elected to Congress in 2010; Virginia’s official candidate list identifies him as the 2026 Republican candidate and incumbent for the 9th District.

Sources: Morgan Griffith for Congress — Meet Morgan, Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 Federal Offices

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Energy

  He supports an all-of-the-above energy approach, including coal, and says he is working to reclaim abandoned mine sites.

  Morgan Griffith for Congress — Issues

• Election security

  He supports voter ID, removing deceased people from voter rolls, and requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

  Morgan Griffith for Congress — Issues

• Federal spending

  He says he is working on legislation to limit federal spending to receipts, require the president to submit a balanced budget, and require a supermajority vote to raise the debt limit.

  Morgan Griffith for Congress — Issues