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Joseph Dee Morrissey [1] (born September 23, 1957) is an American Democratic politician, businessman, and former lawyer who won election to both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly from districts including Richmond or surrounding Henrico County, Virginia. [2] [3] He represented Virginia's 16th Senate district from 2020 to 2024, having ...
Jun 6, 2023 · “I go downstairs and I start crying in the lobby of the Hilton,” said Myrna Morrissey, who prefers to use Warren now, remembering her 2016 union with Joe Morrissey, the man nearly 40 years her...
Senator Morrissey served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2008 until 2015 and was elected the State Senator representing the 16th Senatorial District in November 2019. Joe proudly represents District 16 in the Virginia State Senate. District 16 encompasses the City of Richmond (part), the City of Hopewell (all), the City of Petersburg ...
Jun 20, 2023 · RICHMOND, Va. -- After more than 30 years in Virginia politics, Joe Morrissey says he's done. The state senator lost his Democratic primary election Tuesday to former state legislator Lashrecse...
Nov 8, 2019 · Joe Morrissey was elected to the Virginia State Senate in November 2019 despite having had a sexual relationship with his teenage receptionist (who is now his wife) and being...
Mar 31, 2023 · The six Democratic women serving in the Virginia Senate sharply rebuked Sen. Joe Morrissey, one of their male colleagues whose decades in public office have been repeatedly marked by controversy, as they endorsed his opponent in the June primary election this week.
Jan 14, 2022 · Virginia’s outgoing governor has pardoned a state senator who was jailed after a sex scandal that involved a 17-year-old receptionist who later became his wife. Sen. Joe Morrissey told The Associated Press that Gov. Ralph Northam, a fellow Democrat, issued a pardon for the 2014 misdemeanor Thursday. “I’m very grateful to the governor ...
Mar 11, 2020 · RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just a few years ago, Joe Morrissey’s political career appeared to be over. The former prosecutor-turned-defense attorney was pressured into resigning from the Virginia House of Delegates after he was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old receptionist at his law firm.
Jun 17, 2021 · Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, won a two-year restraining order this week against a Rockingham County man with ties to a far-right militia who had filed a Freedom of Information Act Request with his office.
May 24, 2023 · Myrna Morrissey initiated divorce proceedings against Sen. Joe Morrissey last week. What's happening: In court filings, she alleges he abused her, had sex with her when she was still a minor and had numerous affairs. Joe Morrissey denied the allegations in the filing.
