William Phillip "Bill" Morrow (born April 19, 1954) is an American politician who served in both houses of the California State Legislature, representing certain parts of San Diego and Orange Counties.

In 2000, he ran for the Congressional seat of retiring Representative Ron Packard and came in second to Darrell Issa in a field of ten in the Republican primary election.

[1] In late 2005 California's 50th Congressional District became vacant due to the resignation of a local congressman caught up in a bribery scandal.

[citation needed] Although he is very conservative, Morrow has a calm, folksy manner[peacock prose] that has made him popular with both Republican and Democratic legislators.

[citation needed] Morrow was one of two Republicans to head a policy committee (Veteran Affairs) in the Democratic-controlled state Senate.

[citation needed] In 2005-06 Morrow authored Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which limit marriage to "one man-one woman.

"[7] In addition, the bill required social science and humanities faculty to "provide students with dissenting sources and viewpoints.

"[6] Given the bill's vague criteria, some critics alleged that this requirement could be used to force faculty to cover implausible theories in their classes.