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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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H. Morgan Griffith

H. Morgan Griffith

U.S. House · Virginia District 9

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Joy A. Powers

Joy A. Powers

Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 9

NationalDemocrat

H. Morgan GriffithCurrent repJoy A. PowersChallenger

Job fit

H. Morgan Griffith

Offices held

  • In 2000, Morgan was elected House Majority Leader, 1
  • Prior to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, Morgan served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011, where he represented the Eighth District. 1

Education

  • After completing studies at the Washington and Lee University School of Law 1

Joy A. Powers

Offices held

  • Founder of Restore the Harvest 2
  • Member of the Bedford County Agricultural Economic Development Advisory Board 2

Other work

  • Today, I live and work on my family’s 350-acre farm in Bedford, Virginia, where we raise cattle and steward our land for future generations. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

H. Morgan Griffith

No stated positions on file yet.

Joy A. Powers

  • Health care costs
    On federal Medicaid cuts hitting rural hospitals, Powers said, "I would fight to protect that funding, because for rural hospitals it is not extra. It is the difference between open and closed." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Powers pledges to "bring new industries and small business investment to the Ninth District, rebuild infrastructure like roads and broadband," and go after price-gouging by large corporations. 4
  • Guns
    Asked if she is anti-gun, Powers said, "No. I support the Second Amendment... I will work on keeping communities safe in ways that respect law-abiding gun owners." 3

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

H. Morgan Griffith

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$18Klarge donors$531Kcompanies$644Kindustryassociations$289Kmembershiporganizations$158KOther kinds ofdonors$150K$1.8M raised
$18,2555Small individual donors
$531,1865Large individual donors

Joy A. Powers

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$18Klarge donors$65K$85K raised
$17,5126Small individual donors
$65,2336Large individual donors

Checks

H. Morgan Griffith

No stock-trade or missed-vote records on file yet. That is not a zero.

Joy A. Powers

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography | Congressman Morgan Griffith · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. WHO IS JOY | Joy Powers For Vir 1 · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. joyforva.com used in: Top issues
  4. joyforva.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money