Patrick Morrisey

Patrick Morrisey
Morrisey in 2017
34th Attorney General of West Virginia
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
GovernorEarl Ray Tomblin
Jim Justice
Preceded byDarrell McGraw
Personal details
Born
Patrick James Morrisey

(1967-12-21) December 21, 1967 (age 56)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationRutgers 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 serving as the 34th Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013. 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] He is his party's nominee in the 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election.

  1. ^ "Meet the Attorney General". West Virginia Attorney General. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Simone Pathé (May 8, 2018). "Patrick Morrisey Wins West Virginia GOP Senate Primary". Roll Call.

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