VA-09 Republican nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age68 years old (Mar 15, 1958)
GenderMale
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LocationVirginia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationWashington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1983)
Notable personal detailsHoward Morgan Griffith is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, first elected in 2010 and serving since 2011. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, including as House Majority Leader, and worked as an attorney in private practice. In Congress, he has served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports major tax cuts for businesses and individuals and favors policies to reduce federal spending and restrain government growth. Backed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and has advocated making pro-growth business tax policies permanent while opposing unchecked increases in federal spending or debt.
Healthcare
Supports repeal or significant rollback of the Affordable Care Act and has voted for Republican repeal/replacement measures that emphasize market-based choices and reduced federal mandates. Opposes Medicare-for-All and favors policies to replace or roll back Obamacare rather than expand public insurance programs. Public statements and votes frame the ACA as harmful and call for choice-based, market-oriented reforms.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border enforcement and cooperation with federal immigration authorities, opposes sanctuary jurisdictions, and advocates cracking down on illegal immigration while supporting related enforcement measures. Statements and materials emphasize securing the border and law-enforcement cooperation rather than expanded pathways to citizenship or broad asylum protections.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports significant restrictions on abortion including bans or limits (such as pain-capable/late-term limits), parental-notification/consent requirements, and prohibition of taxpayer funding for abortion while opposing broad protections for unrestricted abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy that includes coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewables, and advocates using American fossil fuels for energy security and independence. Opposes Green New Deal-style policies and emphasizes protecting coal and reliable baseload power. Serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chairs the Congressional Coal Caucus to promote coal and domestic energy production.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports broad Second Amendment rights and policies that expand or protect lawful gun-carrying; has sponsored legislation to protect travelers who lawfully transport firearms and opposed state actions restricting concealed-carry reciprocity. Voting and public statements show a pro-gun-rights stance while supporting law enforcement.
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