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Joe Manchin
Joseph Anthony Manchin III is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. Manchin served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia, from 2005 to 2010 as the 34th governor of West Virginia, and from 2010 to 2025 as a United States senator from West Virginia. Manchin was a Democrat throughout his political career until he became an independent in 2024.
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business · American politician and businessman (born 1947) · politician · businessperson · also Joe Manchin, Joseph "Joe" Manchin III, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Manchin, Joseph Manchin, Joseph Manchin III
Born 24 August 1947 · Q538868
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2026· 7 entries
Independent Journal Review: Manchin Calls Dem Party ‘Rudderless’
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Public attention spiked: 3,641 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.4× the usual 670, with 4 article edits. Coverage that week: “Inside Joe Manchin's new quest to elect more Independents to Congress” (NPR).
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NPR: Inside Joe Manchin's new quest to elect more Independents to Congress
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Public attention spiked: 5,863 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.8× the usual 670, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: Early life and education Does not have middle name
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Published video “Manchin joins One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on FOX News”.
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2025· 5 entries
Published video “Joe Manchin joins Smerconish on CNN to discuss government shutdown, healthcare, open primaries”.
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Published video “Manchin previews "Dead Center" on WOWK-TV”.
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Published video “Manchin joins Chris Cuomo to discuss fiscal responsibility”.
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Published video “Manchin discusses federal job cuts on CNN”.
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Published video “Manchin joins America's Newsroom for a common sense conversation about the state of our country”.
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2024· 15 entries
New York Daily News: Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin trashes ‘toxic’ Democrats in exit interview
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin warns Democratic party is ‘toxic’ as he steps down from US Senate
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Published video “Thank You, West Virginia”.
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Published video “Senator Manchin Speaks on the Senate floor in support of the EXPLORE Act”.
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Published video “Senator Manchin Speaks on Senate Floor Naming of Blackwater Canyon Property for Patsye Crites”.
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Published video “Manchin Opposes Social Security Fairness Act”.
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Newsweek: Joe Manchin Sends Warning to Kamala Harris
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin calls on Biden to drop out of race: ‘Pass torch to a new generation’
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Manchin expressed interest in running for president at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin registers as independent, raising questions about political plans
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Manchin announced that he would leave the Democratic Party and file as an independent but would remain a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, alongside fellow independent Senators Bernie Sanders, Angus King, and Kyrst
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin announces he won’t be running for president
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Manchin announced that he would not run for president
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During a City Club of Cleveland forum, he said he would pick U
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Manchin was the only Democrat holding congressional or statewide partisan office in West Virginia
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2023· 16 entries
The Guardian: US child poverty doubled in 2022, thanks to Joe Manchin. We must reverse course | Katrina Vanden Heuvel
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The Guardian: Can a socialist ex-marine fill Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia?
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin warns second Trump term will ‘destroy democracy in America’
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin’s decision to quit Senate fuels speculation of third-party 2024 bid
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The Guardian: US Democratic senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024
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The Guardian: Democrat Joe Manchin says he will not seek re-election in 2024 – video
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The Guardian: West Virginia Democratic senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024 – as it happened
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Manchin announced that he would not seek reelection in 2024
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.”” Mostly False.
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin vows ‘unrelenting fight’ against US climate law he helped pass
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin expected to skip Biden event as he weighs leaving Democrats
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The Guardian: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving party
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Announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2024
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“after months of deliberation and long conversations”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023–2025).
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Manchin "stoked rumors about his presidential ambitions by holding a call with No Labels supporters and meeting with influential community leaders from Iowa, a state that holds outsized sway in guiding the trajectory of
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2022· 9 entries
Claimed: ““Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States.” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: ““WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”” — rated Mostly True by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: “West Virginia is poised to “receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state.”” — rated True by PolitiFact.
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President Joe Biden signed the Act into law
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The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on a 51–50 vote, with Manchin voting in favor and Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie
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Claimed: ““We’re not putting a burden on any taxpayers whatsoever."” — rated Misleading by FactCheck.org.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."” Half True.
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The Washington Post rated the claim ““Joe [Manchin] cracked under pressure. Now he’s supporting Biden’s devastating plan to strip $300 billion from Medicare, leaving West Virginia seniors with even fewer treatments and cures.”” Three Pinocchios.
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Manchin announced that he would vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
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2021· 3 entries
An MSNBC news reporter asked Manchin about his opposition to the Build Back Better Act, accusing him of having a conflict of interest with provisions within the bill: "Sir, the company you founded, Enersystems, provides
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Awarded Time 100 (2021).
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2020· 2 entries
Claimed: ““Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”” — rated Mostly True by PolitiFact.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says “Senator Joe Manchin hit (an) all time low saying seniors and the disabled did not need the relief package $1000 on Fox News.”” Half True.
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2019· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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2018· 5 entries
Claimed: ““I voted to fund President Trump’s wall.”” — rated Mostly True by PolitiFact.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Joe Manchin said "yes to repealing Obamacare. He lied."” Mostly False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Joe Manchin displayed an “unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare.”” Half True.
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Manchin ran for reelection
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As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org, Manchin's net worth was more than $7.6 million.
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2013· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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2012· 1 entry
Saying that he had "some real differences" with the presumptive nominees of both major parties
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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2010· 6 entries
Succeeding interim senator Carte Goodwin
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Manchin announced he would seek the Senate seat in a special election for the remaining two years of Byrd's term
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And Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin, his 36-year-old legal adviser, to the Senate on July 16
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Career landmark: chairperson (2010–2010).
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Manchin has listed AA Properties as a non-public asset on his annual financial disclosures
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Career landmark: United States senator (2010–2011).
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2008· 1 entry
Against Republican Russ Weeks, capturing 69
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Governors or Statewide Elected Officials (2006).
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Ordered a stop to all coal production in West Virginia pending safety checks after two more miners were killed in separate accidents
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And 2010, Manchin delivered commencement addresses at Wheeling Jesuit University and at Davis & Elkins College, receiving honorary degrees from both institutions
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of West Virginia (2005–2010).
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2004· 1 entry
By a large margin and reelected by an even larger margin in 2008
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2003· 1 entry
Manchin announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democratic governor Bob Wise in the 2004 Democratic primary
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Secretary of State of West Virginia (2001–2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Defeating Libertarian candidate Poochie Myers, 89
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1996· 1 entry
Losing the Democratic primary election to Charlotte Pritt
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1988· 1 entry
Manchin founded Enersystems, a waste coal brokerage company based in Fairmont, West Virginia
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1987· 1 entry
“Nancy Pelosi is very capable, I know her, I get along fine with her, we maybe just come from different parts of the country...”
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1986· 2 entries
Was elected to the West Virginia Senate, where he served until 1996
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Career landmark: member of the State Senate of West Virginia (1986–1996).
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1984· 1 entry
Manchin served as an alternate delegate for Clyde See at that year's Democratic National Convention, voting for eventual nominee Walter Mondale, even though he personally supported U
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1983· 1 entry
Introduced an unsuccessful resolution to let voters remove language in the state's constitution that enforced school segregation
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1982· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1982–1986).
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1970· 2 entries
Studied at West Virginia University, Bachelor in Business Administration (1970).
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With a degree in business administration and went to work for his family's business
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1968· 1 entry
As a result of his family's store burning down, Manchin took one semester off to help his family rebuild the store as Manchin's Carpet Center
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1967· 1 entry
And was deemed unfit for military service
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1965· 2 entries
Played for West Virginia Mountaineers (1965–1970).
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But an injury during practice ended his football career
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1947· 2 entries
Born 1947-08-24.
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In Farmington, West Virginia, a small coal mining town
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