Rick Morris (politician)

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]

Notes

External links

• "Delegate Rick Morris (R-Carrollton)". Richmond Sunlight. 
• "Richard Morris". Virginia Public Access Project. 
• "Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010.