Rick Morris (politician)

Rick Morris
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 64th district
Assumed office
January 2012
Preceded by William K. Barlow
Personal details
Born ( 1968 -11-06) November 6, 1968
Fort Polk, Louisiana
Political party Republican
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
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

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

After retiring from the Navy in 2010, 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] The Republican leader of the House of Delegates called for Delegate Rick Morris' resignation following his September 2016 arrest which resulted in seven felony and seven misdemeanor charges, including multiple counts of felony child endangerment, felony cruelty and injuries to children, misdemeanor domestic assault of a minor and domestic assault of an adult female family member.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Virginia House of Delegates 2012; Delegate Richard L. Morris;". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  2. 1 2 "Virginia House of Delegates; Rick Morris". Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  3. ↑ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. ↑ Watson, Denise. "Virginia House leaders call for Del. Rick Morris to resign following assault charges". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2016-11-05.


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