James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an
American politician
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of the
Republican Party.
Political career
On November 3, 2009, Will Morefield defeated Democratic incumbent
Dan Bowling in the race for Virginia's 3rd District in the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
. Morefield's election was considered the beginning of Southwest Virginia's shift from being an ancestral Democratic voting area to a solidly Republican voting area.
In the 2016 election cycle Morefield endorsed former Florida Governor
Jeb Bush
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for president, but later switched his endorsement for U.S. Senator for Florida
Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio (; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State, United States secretary of state. A member of the Republican Party (United States) , Rep ...
. After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for President in 2016, Morefield endorsed and supported Trump.
Electoral history
Notes
References
Will Morefield for the 3rd District*http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/tazewell_man_25_is_gop_delegate_candidate/24449/
Obama backers face struggle in Appalachia*http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/morefield_upsets_bowling_to_take_3rd_district_seat/35200/
1984 births
Living people
People from Tazewell, Virginia
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Midwestern State University alumni
Politicians from Bluefield, West Virginia
21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
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