Joe Manchin Politician

Joseph "Joe" Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. Manchin, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as the Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. He won the special election in November 2010 to fill the seat of Senator Robert Byrd, the longest serving U.S. Senator, who died in office. Manchin was elected to a full term in office with 60 percent of the vote in November 2012. Manchin became the state's senior Senator when Jay Rockefeller retired in 2015.

Personal facts

Joe Manchin
Alias (AKA)Manchin Joseph III
Birth dateAugust 24, 1947
Birth nameJoseph Manchin III
Birth place
West Virginia , Farmington West Virginia , United States
Religion
Catholic Church
Residence
West Virginia , Fairmont West Virginia , United States
Education
West Virginia University
Spouse
Children
Heather Bresch
Profession
Businessperson

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Office holder

associate
governor
office
Governor of West Virginia
Secretary of State of West Virginia
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
West Virginia
state delegate
West Virginia
successor

Joe Manchin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://manchin.senate.gov
  2. http://www.democraticgovernors.org/governors?id=0026
  3. http://www.energy.senate.gov/public
  4. http://www.governormanchin.com
  5. http://www.nolabels.org
  6. http://www.transcanada.com/keystone.html
  7. http://www.wvgov.org/sec.aspx?id=48