Rick Morris (politician)
Rick Morris | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 64th district |
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Assumed office January 2012 |
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Preceded by | William K. Barlow |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Polk, Louisiana |
November 6, 1968
Political party | Republican |
Children | Courtney, Truman, Trenton, Ryan |
Residence | Isle of Wight County, Virginia |
Alma mater | Saint Leo University Regent University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Committees | Courts of Justice Counties, Cities and Towns Militia, Police and Public Safety[update] |
Religion | Baptist |
Website | www.delrickmorris.com |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1988-2010 |
Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Richard L. "Rick" Morris (born November 6, 1968, in Fort Polk, Louisiana) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He currently represents[update] the 64th district, made up of parts of the Tidewater Virginia counties of Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex and cities of Franklin and Suffolk.[1][2]
Early life, education, military career
Morris was born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, during the Vietnam War. He was raised in Kansas.[1][2]
Morris served in the United States Navy from 1988 through 2010. The first part of his career was spent in submarines. After receiving a B.A. degree in sociology from Saint Leo University in 1998, he transferred to become a Legalman. He was later commissioned as a Limited Duty Officer, after which he received a J.D. from Regent University. He served in Iraq working on reform of the Iraqi judicial system.[1][2]
Political career
In 2010, after retiring from the Navy, Morris was elected chair of the Isle of Wight County Republican Committee. In November 2011, he defeated 10-term Democratic incumbent William K. Barlow for the 64th House district seat by a vote of 12,960 to 10,467. Morris won re-election to a 2nd term on November 5th 2013 running unopposed.[3]
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