Joseph Dee Morrissey [2] born September 23, 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. Re-elected several times, on December 18, , he resigned after admitting to having sex with a minor, but won back his own seat as an Independent upon release from prison, then resigned again on March 25, The son of cardiologist William F. Congressman and one-time bare-knuckle boxer. Morrissey received a B.