Patrick Morrisey
Governor
Republican
West Virginia
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About
Patrick James Morrisey is an American politician and attorney serving since 2025 as the 37th governor of West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2025 as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia.
This seat isn't on the 2026 ballot; the current term ends Jan 8, 2029.
Veto override: a majority of members elected in each chamber
Source: Ballotpedia, as of Sep 27, 2026
Executive Record
This term, since 2025Latest executive orders
- No. 10-25|1.30.25Direct And Order The Implementation Of President Trump's Executive Orders On Immigration
- No. 9-25|1.15.25Direct And Order Provisions Regarding The West Virginia Department Of Revenue And The West Virginia Division Of Financial Institutions.
- No. 8-25|1.14.25Reviewing outdated Executive Orders
- No. 7-25|1.14.25Allowing religious exemptions for school vaccines
- No. 6-25|1.14.25Plan to reduce rules, regulatory review
- No. 5-25|1.14.25Directing agencies to develop a plan for more efficient government
- No. 4-25|1.14.25Reviewing past, present, and projected spending decisions
- No. 3-25|1.14.25Ordering cessation of DEI
Executive orders from this office's own website. Bills signed, vetoes and overrides light up when state bill tracking arrives.
In the news
- OFFICIAL HEADLINES3mo ago
National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES21d ago
Justice promises to make decision on governor run in 'short order'
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES1mo ago
West Virginia Gov. Morrisey plans to end income tax via data centers
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Bertha’s gone, but its moisture isn’t. Southeast remains on alert for flash floods
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Bertha weakens to tropical depression, but its moisture lives on, fueling a flood threat in the East
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
2 dead in flash floods caused by heavy rain in West Virginia, governor’s office says
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Tropical Storm Bertha heads for final Gulf landfall as it fuels bigger flooding rain threat in the East
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES3mo ago
Catastrophic flooding slams West Virginia — prompting Flash Flood Emergency from NWS
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- OFFICIAL HEADLINES3mo ago
German UAV firm Helsing picks West Virginia for first US manufacturing
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