Patrick Morrisey
Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician who is the Governor-elect of West Virginia. He has been the Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Patrick Morrisey | |
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 Morrisey in 2017 | |
| Governor-elect of West Virginia | |
| Assuming office January 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Jim Justice |
| 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, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
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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.
On April 4, 2023, Morrisey announced his candidacy for governor of West Virginia in the 2024 election.[2] He narrowly defeated State Delegate Moore Capito in the primary election in May 2024. He won the election in November 2024.
References
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change- 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