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Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey | |
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 Morrisey in 2017 | |
| 37th Governor of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Randy Smith |
| Preceded by | Jim Justice |
| 34th Attorney General of West Virginia | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Governor | Earl Ray Tomblin Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Darrell McGraw |
| Succeeded by | JB McCuskey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick James Morrisey December 21, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
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Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney who is serving as the 37th governor of West Virginia, since 2025. He has previously served as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the position in 2012, becoming the first Republican to serve in the role since 1933.[1] Running for the United States Senate in 2018, Morrisey won the Republican Party nomination, but was narrowly defeated by incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Manchin in the November general election.[2]
Morrisey was elected governor in 2024, defeating Democrat Steve Williams in a landslide victory. He is the first Republican elected for a first term since Arch A. Moore Jr. in 1968.
- ^ "Meet the Attorney General". West Virginia Attorney General. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Simone Pathé (May 8, 2018). "Patrick Morrisey Wins West Virginia GOP Senate Primary". Roll Call.
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