Patrick Morrisey
American politician in West Virginia (born 1967)
Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American lawyer, politician and the Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Patrick Morrisey | |
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| 34th Attorney General of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
| Governor | Earl Ray Tomblin Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Darrell McGraw |
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| Born | Patrick James Morrisey December 21, 1967 New York City |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
He was born in New York City. Morrisey studied at Rutgers University. He defeated five-term Democratic incumbent Darrell McGraw in the 2012 election.
In July 2017, Morrisey announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate.[1] He lost the general election in November 2018 to incumbent Joe Manchin.
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- Office of the WV Attorney General Archived 2018-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Morrisey for Senate Archived 2018-05-12 at the Wayback Machine