Representative · Virginia's 9th district

H. Morgan Griffith

H. Morgan Griffith is a Republican representative for Virginia's 9th district, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 9, and cast 458 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 5, 2011
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6751.3%9 of 675 · rank 278 of 43997%458 of 470 · rank 273 of 439382 became law7%9 of 123
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2225.3%65 of 1,222 · rank 81 of 44295%739 of 779 · rank 296 of 442340 became law9%10 of 117
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9972.1%21 of 997 · rank 125 of 44394%526 of 559 · rank 375 of 443221 became law38%68 of 181

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.51+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  2. May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  3. Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 280–142· Against party
  4. Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  5. Sep 10, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 200–228· Against party
  6. Sep 10, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 261–167· Against party
  7. Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
  8. Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

94 sponsored · 3 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced7580%
  2. Reported by committee33.2%
  3. Passed one chamber1213%
  4. Became law33.2%
  5. Failed11.1%

Policy areas

  1. Health25
  2. Government Operations and Politics15
  3. Congress13
  4. Crime and Law Enforcement10
  5. Taxation6
  6. Energy5
  7. Environmental Protection5
  8. Science, Technology, Communications5

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10621 Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act
    Introduced· Health· Sep 28, 2026
  2. H.R. 10204 Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
    Passed one chamber· Congress· Sep 15, 2026
  3. H.R. 9724 End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act
    Introduced· Immigration· Jul 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 5549 Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
    Introduced· Energy· Jul 14, 2026
  5. H.R. 6028 Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
    Passed one chamber· Congress· Jun 9, 2026
  6. H.R. 9095 Right to Trial Act
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jun 2, 2026
  7. H.Res. 1275 Providing 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.
    Passed one chamber· Congress· May 13, 2026
  8. H.Res. 1262 Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 7, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Virginia's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$552.5M
Per resident
$709
Rank in Virginia
9 of 11
Contract actions
3,579
New awards: 3,043

By fiscal year

  1. 467.8MFY2017
  2. 339.6MFY2018
  3. 313.8MFY2019
  4. 467.5MFY2020
  5. 431.9MFY2021
  6. 652.1MFY2022
  7. 794.6MFY2023
  8. 1.3BFY2024
  9. 383.5MFY2025
  10. 552.5MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Forest Service$309.8M56%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Department of Defense
  3. Department of Labor
  4. Department of Defense
  5. Department of Transportation
  6. Department of Defense
  7. Department of Justice
  8. Department of Transportation
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.8M
through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand
$973.9K
From committees
$1.3M
319 committees
From contractor PACs
$348.5K
86 PACs · 27% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee$10KJOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac$10KNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government$10KAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5M
dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac$10KDOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$25.5K
firstenergy corp.firstenergy corp political action committee$10KFIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 99% · of one corporate family$5.4M
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac$10KSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization$6.6M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$10KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
abbvieabbvie political action committee$10KABBVIE US LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization$154.6K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.8M$1.3M$348.5K86 PACs · 27% of committee money
2024$1M$680.9K$188K48 PACs · 28% of committee money
2022$813.1K$510.5K$132.5K40 PACs · 26% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Virginia's 9th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Office
2110 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.