Joe Manchin | |
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United States Senator from West Virginia | |
Assumed office November 15, 2010 Serving with Shelley Moore Capito | |
Preceded by | Carte Goodwin |
34th Governor of West Virginia | |
In office January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Bob Wise |
Succeeded by | Earl Ray Tomblin |
27th Secretary of State of West Virginia | |
In office January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005 | |
Governor | Bob Wise |
Preceded by | Ken Hechler |
Succeeded by | Betty Ireland |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Manchin III August 24, 1947 Farmington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Independent (2024–present) Democratic (until 2024) |
Spouse(s) |
Gayle Conelly Manchin
(m. 1967) |
Children | 3 |
Education | West Virginia University (BBA) |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Senate website |
Joseph Manchin III (/ˈmæntʃɪn/ MAN-chin; born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman. He has represented West Virginia in the United States Senate since 2010. Manchin was also the governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010. He was a member of the Democratic Party for most of his life. In 2024, he became a independent politician. Before becoming a politician, he worked in the coal industry. He founded Enersystems, a family-owned coal company.[1]
Manchin calls himself a "centrist, moderate, conservative Democrat".[2] He doesn't want American troops in Afghanistan and Syria. He has voted against his party many times. He voted to support many of Donald Trump's policies, even though Trump was a Republican.[3] However, he has supported many Democratic policies too. He supported the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare". He also voted to convict Donald trump in his impeachment trials. He also voted for Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the Inflation Reduction Act.[4]
Since 2021, Manchin has had a lot of power in Congress. Because the Senate is split almost evenly between Democrats and Republicans, every single vote matters a lot. Without Manchin's vote, any Democratic policy is hard to pass.[5]
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