About Patrick

Patrick Morrisey is the 37th Governor of the Great State of West Virginia. Before becoming Governor, Morrisey served as the Attorney General since 2013. He was the first Republican to serve as Attorney General in West Virginia since 1933. During his tenure he secured countless wins for the Mountain State and was nationally recognized as a leader in the fight against federal overreach.

Morrisey spearheaded America’s largest win against the deep administrative state in decades (WV v. EPA), a pivotal case for West Virginia because it helps protect energy jobs and limits the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations without clear statements from Congress. He was a leading advocate of bringing constitutional carry to West Virginia citizens, led the effort to successfully defend the state’s school choice laws (one of the broadest in the country), and set up the first-ever Disability Fraud Unit in the state over Republican and Democratic opposition. He’s the first pro-life Attorney General in West Virginia history, and defended West Virginia's pro-life laws in Court without reservation.

A Rutgers College and Rutgers School of Law graduate, Morrisey has had a multi-faceted career in law and public service, including roles as a former Partner and Practice Chair at a major national law firm, a former Chairman of the Republican Attorney Generals Association, a former Chief Counsel to the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, an owner of his own law practice, and former professional Tennis Umpire.

Patrick is married to his wife, Denise, and they have one daughter, Julia. He moved to Harpers Ferry in 2006, after many years of visiting the state and taking in its beauty.