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Joe Manchin | |
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| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| In office November 15, 2010 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Carte Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Jim Justice |
| 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 represented West Virginia in the United States Senate from 2010 to 2025. 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]
After the 2020 elections, Manchin had a lot of power in Congress. Because the Senate was split almost evenly between Democrats and Republicans, every single vote mattered a lot. Without Manchin's vote, any Democratic policy became hard to pass.[5]
- ↑ "ENERSYSTEMS, INC. :: West Virginia (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ Colegrove, Andrew (November 10, 2016). "Senator Manchin refutes speculation of a party switch". WSAZ-TV. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ↑ Zengerle, Jason (September 26, 2018). "The Struggles of Joe Manchin, the Last Democrat in Trump Country". GQ.
- ↑ Foran, Clare (March 25, 2022). "Manchin says he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson". CNN. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ↑ "Senate's 50-50 split lets Manchin and Sinema revel in outsize influence". the Guardian. 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.