- See Morgan Griffith's sponsored bills →Morgan GriffithRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.1M raised
- Joy PowersDemocratic✓ Verified$242K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Morgan Griffith supports reducing government regulation and high taxes to promote job creation and economic growth in Southwest Virginia and voted yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 12. He leads efforts to combat the opioid crisis through improved prescription drug monitoring and policies to reduce addiction and voted yea on acts reauthorizing the EARLY Act, Medicaid protections, lowering health care premiums, and supporting patients and communities 45. Joy Powers supports fighting corporate price-gouging and consolidation to help working people and bring new industries and small business investment to Southwest Virginia 3. She supports protecting rural hospitals, expanding mental health and addiction treatment, and growing the healthcare workforce to ensure quality care is accessible close to home, with her 'HOME' platform including access to humane, dignified health care for elders 67.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 20, 2026.
| Issue | Morgan GriffithRepublican | Joy PowersDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Griffith supports reducing government regulation and high taxes to promote job creation and economic growth in Southwest Virginia. Griffith votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Powers supports fighting corporate price-gouging and consolidation to help working people and bring new industries and small business investment to Southwest Virginia. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Morgan Griffith supports reducing government regulation and high taxes to promote job creation and economic growth in Southwest Virginia 1. He voted yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 2. Joy Powers supports fighting corporate price-gouging and consolidation to help working people and bring new industries and small business investment to Southwest Virginia 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Griffith leads efforts to combat the opioid crisis through improved prescription drug monitoring and policies to reduce addiction. Griffith votes yea on acts reauthorizing EARLY Act, Medicaid protections, lowering health care premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Powers supports protecting rural hospitals, expanding mental health and addiction treatment, and growing the healthcare workforce to ensure quality care is accessible close to home. Powers' 'HOME' platform includes making sure elders have access to humane, dignified health care. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Morgan Griffith leads efforts to combat the opioid crisis through improved prescription drug monitoring and policies to reduce addiction, and he votes yea on acts reauthorizing the EARLY Act, Medicaid protections, lowering health care premiums, and supporting patients and communities 12. Joy Powers supports protecting rural hospitals, expanding mental health and addiction treatment, and growing the healthcare workforce to ensure quality care is accessible close to home, and her 'HOME' platform includes making sure elders have access to humane, dignified health care 34. | ||
| Immigration | Griffith supports securing the border and cracking down on illegal immigration while welcoming legal immigrants who pursue the American dream. Griffith votes yea on multiple immigration security and enforcement bills, including Secure America Act and deporting fraudsters, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Griffith supports commonsense election security measures including voter ID, removing deceased from rolls, and proof of citizenship to protect democracy. Griffith votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Powers supports treating addiction as healthcare, expanding medication-assisted treatment, recovery housing, and eliminating red tape to improve addiction recovery. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Morgan Griffith supports commonsense election security measures such as voter ID, removing deceased from rolls, and proof of citizenship to protect democracy 1. He voted yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 2. Joy Powers supports treating addiction as healthcare, expanding medication-assisted treatment, recovery housing, and eliminating red tape to improve addiction recovery 3. | ||
| Abortion | Griffith defends the right to life and makes no apology for protecting conservative family values including opposition to abortion. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Griffith advocates for reining in wasteful spending by requiring balanced budgets, spending limits, and supermajority votes to increase the national debt. Griffith votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture appropriations acts. | Powers opposes generous tax breaks for corporations that harm Southwest Virginia communities and supports holding corporations accountable to lower costs for families. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Morgan Griffith supports balanced budgets, spending limits, and supermajority votes to increase the national debt, aiming to reduce wasteful spending 1. He has voted in favor of tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture appropriations acts 2. Joy Powers opposes generous tax breaks for corporations that harm Southwest Virginia communities and supports holding corporations accountable to lower costs for families 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Griffith supports an all-of-the-above energy approach, emphasizing coal's role and funding to revitalize coal communities and restore abandoned mine sites. Griffith votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act, but nay on fuel retailer choice act. | Powers opposes data center projects that raise electricity costs, drain water, and rely on tax breaks that burden local communities in Southwest Virginia. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Morgan Griffith supports an all-of-the-above energy approach, emphasizing coal's role and funding to revitalize coal communities and restore abandoned mine sites 1. He voted yea on disapproving an EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and the HEATS Act, but voted nay on the fuel retailer choice act 2. Joy Powers opposes data center projects that raise electricity costs, drain water, and rely on tax breaks that burden local communities in Southwest Virginia 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Griffith votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |