Joe Manchin
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United States Senator from West Virginia |
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Assumed office November 15, 2010 Serving with Shelley Moore Capito |
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| Preceded by | Carte Goodwin |
| 34th Governor of West Virginia | |
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In office January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Wise |
| Succeeded by | Earl Ray Tomblin |
| 27th Secretary of State of West Virginia | |
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In office January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005 |
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| Governor | Bob Wise |
| Preceded by | Ken Hechler |
| Succeeded by | Betty Ireland |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 13th district |
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In office December 1, 1992 – December 1, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Sharpe |
| Succeeded by | Roman Prezioso |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 14th district |
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In office December 1, 1986 – December 1, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Anthony Yanero |
| Succeeded by | Charles Felton |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 31st district |
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In office December 1, 1982 – December 1, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Clyde See |
| Succeeded by | Duane Southern |
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Joseph Manchin III August 24, 1947 Farmington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Conelly |
| Children | 3 (notably Heather) |
| Education | West Virginia University, Morgantown (BA) |
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| Website | Senate website |
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III /ˈmæntʃᵻn/ (born August 24, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. Manchin, a member of the Democratic Party, served as the 34th 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 in history, 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.
A centrist Democrat, Manchin is known for his bipartisanship, voting or working with Republicans on issues such as abortion and gun ownership.
Manchin was born in 1947 in Farmington, West Virginia, a small coal mining town, the second of five children of Mary O. (née Gouzd) and John Manchin. Manchin was derived from "Mancini". His father was of Italian descent and his maternal grandparents were Czechoslovakian immigrants.
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