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U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 9th District

H. Morgan Griffith

Republican 8th term Up 2026
97LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
12BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.51

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2011–now
15 years in CongressMore senior than 79% of the House
Breaks on
  • Agriculture and Food 13%
  • Economics and Public Finance 12%
Committees
  • Energy and Commerce
  • House Administration
  • Rules
Bills on
  • Congress
  • Government Operations and Politics
  • Health
Age
68

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Bottom line

Where Griffith has influence

Roles

  • Chair · Health (Energy and Commerce)

Talks most about

Stories in Griffith’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Griffith breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Griffith voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Agriculture and Food 13% · 1 of 8 party 13%
  2. Economics and Public Finance 12% · 6 of 49 party 7%
  3. Armed Forces & National Security 8% · 3 of 38 party 3%

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Griffith broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
61–365
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
265–161
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
65–359
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
61–360
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
65–361
Jul 15, 2026 H.R. 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party Yea Failed
79–348
May 13, 2026 H.R. 1346 To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.On Passage · Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025Broke w/ party Nay Passed
218–203
Apr 30, 2026 H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that addressBroke w/ party Yea Passed
280–142

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Griffith is saying

All 64 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Griffith voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
4.56· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 5 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Griffith’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 28
  2. Action in committee 10
  3. Action beyond committee 7
  4. Passed chamber 6
  5. Became law 2

28 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 3 significant (got a roll call vote), 24 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (2)

1 commemorative · 1 overturned federal rules

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Griffith’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Griffith.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 8 missed of 674

Voted on 666 of 674 roll calls; missed 8. Higher than 69% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 137 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Lower than 62% of House members.

45% 100%
13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 59% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.51

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 38 sponsored bills

Sponsored 38 (House median 25) · cosponsored 123 (median 289), 35 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Congress, Government Operations and Politics, Health.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Congress158 89%
Economics and Public Finance69 58%
Armed Forces & National Security60 82%
Energy37 76%
Crime and Law Enforcement33 85%
Environmental Protection33 73%
Government Operations and Politics30 87%
Public Lands and Natural Resources28 86%
Commerce27 85%
Finance and Financial Sector25 80%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
International Affairs25 48%
Immigration17 76%
Education16 63%
Agriculture and Food14 79%
Labor and Employment11 45%
Science, Technology, Communications9 78%
Taxation8 100%
Transportation and Public Works8 88%
Emergency Management7 100%
Health7 57%
Law7 71%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80%
Native Americans5 60%
Animals4 75%
Families4 50%
Housing and Community Development4 100%
Procedural4 25%
Social Welfare3 100%
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50%
Foreign Trade and International Finance2 100%
Water Resources Development2 50%
Government operations & elections1 100%

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMike JohnsonLA-499%agreement
  2. RDan CrenshawTX-297%agreement
  3. RGuy ReschenthalerPA-1497%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Griffith’s campaign raised $1.8M: $549K (30%) from individuals and $1.2M (67%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $974K.

Through Jul 15, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Griffith

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 319.

  1. Altria Group Corporate PAC
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Griffith’s own leadership PAC: Fightin' Ninth Political Action Committee. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical record Pro Compare Griffith’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, VA-9Republican2011–present

Seat

District
9
Current term
2025–2027
Age
68

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-3861
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
District offices
Abingdon, Christiansburg

Elsewhere

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