Joe Manchin – WV

Joe Manchin

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Current:US Senator since 2011
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership:  Chair, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (chair)
 Next Election: On November 9, 2023, Manchin announced that he would not seek reelection in 2024.

History:  Manchin entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965, but an injury during practice ended his football career. Manchin graduated in 1970 with a degree in business administration and went to work for his family’s business. Manchin helped found and was the president of Enersystems, a coal brokerage company his family owns and operates.

Manchin was the 34th governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. 

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Joe Manchin 1U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was sworn into the United States Senate on November 15, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Robert C. Byrd. For Senator Manchin, serving as West Virginia’s Senator is truly an honor and a privilege.

Born and raised in the small coal mining town of Farmington, W.Va., Sen. Manchin grew up learning the values that all West Virginians share — family, common sense, fairness and hard work. As a small businessman, he learned firsthand from his grandfather, Papa Joe, who was an Italian immigrant and the town grocer, the importance of serving the public. As a young man, his beloved grandmother, Mama Kay, inspired Senator Manchin’s belief in public service through her unflagging compassion and desire to help those less fortunate.

From his days as a state legislator to his six years as Governor to his current role, Senator Manchin has always been committed to his philosophy of “retail government” — in other words, connecting with all of his constituents and making service to them his top priority.

As a Senator, Joe Manchin is committed to bringing this same spirit of bipartisanship to Washington. As he has done throughout his entire life, he remains committed to working with Republicans and Democrats to find commonsense solutions to the problems our country faces and is working hard to usher in a new bipartisan spirit in the Senate and Congress.

Legislatively, job creation is Senator Manchin’s top priority and he believes that government should act as a partner, not an adversary, in helping to create the environment that produces good American jobs. Senator Manchin also firmly believes that our nation can and must do what he did in West Virginia – put our fiscal house in order. He believes we must find commonsense ways to cut spending while keeping our promises to our seniors and veterans by protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Senator Manchin is strongly committed to developing a balanced national energy plan that utilizes all of our resources and recognizes that fossil fuels will be a vital part of our energy mix for decades to come. He believes that a balanced, commonsense approach that considers the needs of our environment and the demands of our economy, can and must be developed if we are to achieve energy independence within this generation.

Senator Manchin currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and also serves on the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – four critical committees that tackle the important work of addressing our nation’s energy needs, overseeing discretionary spending, standing up for our Veterans, and defending our nation.

Senator Manchin is an avid pilot, outdoorsman, hunter, angler and motorcyclist. He has been married for more than four decades to the former Gayle Conelly of Beckley. They have three children: Heather, Joseph IV and Brooke, and are the proud grandparents of Joseph V, Sophie, Kelsey, Madeline, Chloe, Jack, Carly, Vivian, Beaux and Knox.

Personal

Full Name: Joseph ‘Joe’ Manchin III

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Gayle; 3 Children: Heather, Joseph IV, Brooke

Birth Date: 08/24/1947

Birth Place: Farmington, WV

Home City: Fairmont, WV

Religion: Catholic

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Education

BA, Business Administration, West Virginia University, 1970

Political Experience

Vice Chair, Democratic Policy & Communications Committee, United States Senate, 2017-present

Senator, United States Senate, West Virginia, 2010-present

Candidate, United States Senate, West Virginia, 2010, 2012, 2018

Governor, State of West Virginia, 2005-2010

Candidate, Governor of West Virginia, 1996, 2004, 2008

Secretary of State, State of West Virginia, 2000-2004

Senator, West Virginia State Senate, 1986-1996

Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, 1982-1986

Professional Experience

Owner, Enersystems Incorporated

Owner, Manchin’s Carpet Center

Offices

Charleston
900 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 629
Charleston, WV 25302P: 304-342-5855
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Eastern Panhandle
261 Aikens Center, Ste. 305
Martinsburg, WV 25404P: 304-264-4626
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Fairmont
230 Adams Street
Fairmont, WV 26554P: 304-368-0567
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Washington D.C.
306 Hart Senate Office Building
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Committees

Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is proud to represent West Virginia on four critical Senate committees that will tackle the important work of addressing our nation’s energy needs, standing up for members of the military, honoring our veterans and finding commonsense solutions to boost economic prosperity.

Senator Manchin currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and also serves on the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

CHAIRMAN – SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Senator Manchin is proud to serve as Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he will fight for a commonsense, balanced energy approach that recognizes West Virginia’s critical role in our nation’s energy future and helps us achieve energy independence within a generation. Senator Manchin believes it is imperative that this country develops an energy policy that focuses on security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Every state must do its part to use its resources – whether it’s clean coal and natural gas or wind and solar – to make energy independence a reality. Senator Manchin will always stand up for energy policies that are good for West Virginia jobs, America’s security and our way of life.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Manchin ensures that federal spending is targeted towards priorities that will strengthen our nation and protect, promote, and benefit West Virginians. Through this role, Senator Manchin will continue to drive entrepreneurship and innovation in the Mountain State and across the country. He will work to ensure that federal agencies are making smart investments with taxpayer dollars in the needs of rural communities, ranging from transportation and communications infrastructure to programs that address opioid abuse and grow small businesses in West Virginia. Senator Manchin’s position on the Appropriations Committee allows him to build on his strong advocacy for economic and community development projects that will create good-paying jobs across the country while balancing the need to ensure that every federal dollar delivers results for West Virginia.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
Senator Manchin is proud to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is charged with providing oversight over our nation’s military. He is also pleased to serve as ranking member of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, which oversees policies and programs related to cyber forces and capabilities.  He is committed to working in a bipartisan way to ensure that America’s service members have the resources to combat our adversaries and defend the homeland.  Further, he aims to hold the Department of Defense’ leadership accountable when it comes to making strategic and financially sound decisions when it comes to spending the taxpayer’s dollars. Senator Manchin is honored to work on behalf of the brave men and women who keep this country safe, prosperous, and free every day.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Senator Manchin recognizes the sacrifices and patriotism of our veterans, and he is committed to ensuring veterans receive the best available care and benefits. As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Senator Manchin is proud to continue that mission and be a strong voice for improving veterans’ services and programs. Senator Manchin believes that we should thank our veterans every day for their unwavering dedication and service to this great country, and he is honored to express his gratitude for their service by serving them on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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Joseph Anthony Manchin III[1][2] (/ˈmæntʃɪn/ MAN-chin; born August 24, 1947) 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.

Before entering politics, Manchin co-founded and served as president of Enersystems, his family-owned and operated coal brokerage company.[3][4][5] After serving as West Virginia’s secretary of state, he won the 2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election by a large margin and was reelected by an even larger margin in 2008. Manchin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2010 special election to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Senator Robert Byrd; he won a full Senate term in 2012 and was re-elected in 2018.

During his Senate tenure, Manchin was generally regarded as the Senate Democratic Caucus’s most conservative member[6] and as a centrist, bipartisan figure.[7][8] He opposed Democratic President Barack Obama‘s energy policies, including his reductions and restrictions on coal mining. He supported Republican President Donald Trump‘s border wall and immigration policies and voted to confirm most of Trump’s cabinet and judicial appointees, including Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. He also opposed Democratic President Joe Biden‘s Freedom to Vote Act and Build Back Better Act.[9][10] Conversely, Manchin voted against repeated attempts to repeal Obama’s Affordable Care Act, voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 during the first Trump administration, voted to convict Trump in both of his impeachment trials, voted against the confirmation of Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, voted to confirm Biden Supreme Court nomineee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and sponsored the Inflation Reduction Act during the Biden administration.[11] After the 2020 elections, 117th Congress was split 50–50 between Democrats and Republicans but controlled by Democrats because Vice President Kamala Harris was the tiebreaker, then Manchin became a key swing vote in the Senate.[12][13] During the 118th Congress, he was again considered a key swing vote in the Senate, alongside Kyrsten Sinema.[14][15] On November 9, 2023, Manchin announced that he would not run for reelection. In 2024, he left the Democratic Party to become an independent,[16] and later clarified that he would not run for any office, ending speculation that he might be a candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election.[17]

Early life and education

Joseph Anthony Manchin III[18] was born on August 24, 1947, in Farmington, West Virginia,[19][20] a small coal mining town. He is the second of five children of Mary Olga (née Gouzd) and John Manchin.[21][22] The name “Manchin” was derived from the Italian name “Mancina”.[23][24] His father was of Italian descent, and his paternal grandparents emigrated to the United States from the town of San Giovanni in Fiore, in Calabria.[25] Manchin’s maternal grandparents were immigrants to the US from the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Charles Gouzd born in Poruba (Orlová) and Maria Lucia (née Michalík) born in Heřmanice (Ostrava).[21][26]

Manchin’s father owned a carpet and furniture store, and his grandfather, Joseph Manchin (Giuseppe Mancina), owned a grocery store.[27] His father and his grandfather each served as mayor of Farmington. Manchin’s uncle, A. James Manchin, was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and later served as West Virginia Secretary of State and Treasurer.[28]

Manchin graduated from Farmington High School in 1965.[29] He entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965, but an injury during practice ended his football career. Manchin graduated in 1970 with a degree in business administration[30] and went to work for his family’s business.[21] Manchin has been a close friend of former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban since childhood.[31]

Business interests

Enersystems coal brokerage

In 1988, Manchin founded Enersystems, a waste coal brokerage company based in Fairmont, West Virginia.[32][3] Manchin was president of Enersystems until 2000, when he entered politics and gave control of the company’s daily operations to his son, Joe Manchin IV. At some point during his tenure as governor, Manchin moved his Enersystems holdings into a blind trust.[33] In a financial disclosure from 2020, Manchin reported that his non-public shares of Enersystems were worth between $1 million and $5 million and that between 2011 and 2020 he was paid $5,211,154 in dividend income from them.[34][4] In 2020, he received over $500,000 in dividends.[35] Enersystems is 71% of Manchin’s investment income and 30% of his net worth.[36]

Other investments

Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Manchin has listed AA Properties as a non-public asset on his annual financial disclosures.[37][38] AA Property is reportedly 50% controlled by Manchin, and has, among other things, been an investor in Emerald Coast Realty, which owns a La Quinta hotel in Elkview, West Virginia.[39]

Early political career

Manchin was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1982 at age 35 and in 1986 was elected to the West Virginia Senate, where he served until 1996.[40] He ran for governor in 1996, losing the Democratic primary election to Charlotte Pritt.[41] At that time, he supported the Republican candidate for governor, Cecil Underwood, who went on to win.[42] Manchin was elected Secretary of State of West Virginia in 2000, defeating Libertarian candidate Poochie Myers, 89.4% to 10.6%.[43]

Governor of West Virginia

Manchin greeting President George W. Bush in 2006

In 2003, Manchin announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democratic governor Bob Wise in the 2004 Democratic primary.[44] Wise decided not to seek reelection after a scandal,[45] and Manchin won the Democratic primary and general election by large margins.[46][7] His election marked the first time since 1964 that a West Virginia governor was succeeded by another governor from the same party.[47]

Manchin speaks during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, in his capacity as chair of the Democratic Governors Association.

In July 2005, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship sued Manchin, alleging that Manchin had violated Blankenship’s First Amendment rights by threatening increased government scrutiny of his coal operations in retaliation for Blankenship’s political activities.[48] Blankenship had donated substantial funds into campaigns to defeat a proposed pension bond amendment and oppose the reelection of state Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw,[49] and he fought against a proposed increase in the severance tax on extraction of mineral resources.[50] Soon after the bond amendment’s defeat, the state Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) revoked a permit approval for controversial new silos near Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County. While area residents had complained for some time that the coal operation there endangered their children, Blankenship claimed that the DEP acted in response to his opposition to the bond amendment.[51]

During the Sago Mine disaster in early January 2006 in Upshur County, West Virginia, Manchin confirmed incorrect reports that 12 miners had survived; in actuality only one survived.[52] Manchin later acknowledged that a miscommunication had occurred with rescue teams in the mine.[53] On February 1, 2006, he ordered a stop to all coal production in West Virginia pending safety checks after two more miners were killed in separate accidents.[54] Sixteen West Virginia coal miners died in mining accidents in early 2006.[55]

Manchin easily won reelection to a second term as governor in 2008 against Republican Russ Weeks, capturing 69.81% of the vote and winning every county.[56]

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Elections

2010

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia
Memorial service for Robert Byrd at the State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, July 2, 2010

Due to Senator Robert Byrd‘s declining health, there was speculation about what Manchin would do if Byrd died. Manchin refused to comment on the subject until Byrd’s death, except to say that he would not appoint himself to the Senate.[57] Byrd died on June 28, 2010,[58] and Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin, his 36-year-old legal adviser, on July 16.[59]

On July 20, 2010, Manchin announced he would seek the Senate seat in a special election for the remaining two years of Byrd’s term.[60] In the August 28 Democratic special primary, he defeated former Democratic congressman and former West Virginia Secretary of State Ken Hechler.[61] In the special general election, he defeated Republican businessman John Raese, 53.5%-43.4%.[62][63]

2012

Main article: 2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Manchin ran for reelection to a full-term in 2012. According to the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, early polling found Manchin heavily favored, leading Representative Shelley Moore Capito 50–39, 2010 opponent John Raese 60–31, and Congressman David McKinley 57–28.[64] Manchin did not endorse President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012, saying that he had “some real differences” with the presumptive nominees of both major parties. Manchin found fault with Obama’s economic and energy policies and questioned Romney’s understanding of the “challenges facing ordinary people”.[65]

Manchin defeated Raese and Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, winning 61% of the vote.[66]

2018

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia

In 2018, Manchin ran for reelection.[67] He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Paula Jean Swearengin. Swearengin is an activist and coal miner’s daughter who was supported by former members of Bernie Sanders‘s 2016 presidential campaign. She criticized Manchin for voting with Republicans and supporting Trump’s policies.[68][69] Manchin won the primary with 70% of the vote.

On the Republican side, Manchin was challenged by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. In August 2017, Morrisey publicly asked Manchin to resign from the Senate Democratic leadership. Manchin responded, “I don’t give a shit, you understand?” to a Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter. “I just don’t give a shit. Don’t care if I get elected, don’t care if I get defeated, how about that?”[70]

Manchin won the November 6 general election, defeating Morrisey 49.57%-46.26%.[71]

2024

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Manchin did not run for reelection in 2024. He indicated that he would not be leaving politics, saying he would be “traveling the country and speaking out, to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle, and bring Americans together”.[72]

On May 31, 2024, 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 Kyrsten Sinema.[73][a] By remaining in the Senate Democratic Caucus, Manchin remained chair of the Senate Energy Committee for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress.[75] In the statement issued alongside his announcement filing as an independent, Manchin accused both the Republican and Democratic parties of “partisan extremism” and of “leaving West Virginia behind for partisan politics”. He said that to “stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with no party affiliation and continue to fight for America’s sensible majority”.[76] With his decision, the Senate had the most independents in a single Congress since the ratification of the 17th Amendment.[77]

Tenure

Obama years (2010–2017)

Manchin was first sworn in to the U.S. Senate by Vice President Joe Biden on November 15, 2010, succeeding interim senator Carte Goodwin.[67] In a 2014 New York Times interview, Manchin said his relationship with Obama was “fairly nonexistent.”[78]

Trump years (2017–2021)

Manchin with Rick Perry, Shelley Moore Capito, and David McKinley in 2017
Manchin with Brett Kavanaugh in 2018

According to FiveThirtyEight, which tracks congressional votes, Manchin voted with Trump’s position 50.4% of the time during his presidency.[79]

Manchin initially welcomed Trump’s presidency, saying, “He’ll correct the trading policies, the imbalance in our trade policies, which are horrible.” He supported the idea of Trump “calling companies to keep them from moving factories overseas”.[7] Manchin voted for most of Trump’s cabinet nominees. He was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Attorney General Jeff Sessions[80] and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin,[81] one of two Democrats to vote to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, and one of three to vote to confirm Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.[82]

Manchin voted for Trump’s first two Supreme Court nominees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. In the former case, he was one of three Democrats (alongside Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp) to vote to confirm; in the latter case, he was the only one. He opposed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, citing the closeness to the upcoming presidential election.[83]

Manchin voted to convict in both Trump impeachment trials.[84][85]

Biden years (2021–2025)

According to data journalism site FiveThirtyEight, Manchin had voted with Biden’s position 87.9% of the time as of January 2023.[86] Because the Senate was evenly divided between Democratic and Republican members during the early portion of the Biden administration, Manchin’s ability to deny Democrats a majority made him very influential.[87]

In December 2021, Manchin expressed displeasure with the tactics Democrats used in their attempts to pressure him into supporting the Build Back Better Act. In an interview with Politico, he said, “They figure, ‘surely to God we can move one person. Surely, we can badger and beat one person up.’ Well, guess what? I’m from West Virginia. I’m not from where they’re from, [where] they can just beat the living crap out of people and think they’ll be submissive… I just got to the wit’s end… It’s not the president, it’s the staff. They drove some things and they put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable”.[88]

In January 2022, The Hill reported that Manchin “spent heavily on private security” during the last three months of 2021 “as he became a prime target for progressive protesters angry at his role blocking a reconciliation package in the Senate”. According to The Hill, “climate change protesters surrounded Manchin’s car in a parking garage in early November. In October, protesters in kayaks swarmed Manchin’s yacht, parked at a Washington marina where he lives”. Furthermore, “a source close to Manchin told The Hill the senator and his family had been subjected to specific threats, both in Washington and in West Virginia”.[89]

On March 25, 2022, Manchin announced that he would vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.[11]

On November 9, 2023, Manchin announced that he would not seek reelection in 2024. He said that his decision was made “after months of deliberation and long conversations” with his family, adding that he would instead be “traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together”.[90]

In early 2024, Manchin announced he was registering as independent,[16] and later that year announced he would not run for reelection, but did not rule out running for office in the future.[17] Manchin said his biggest regret during Biden’s presidency was voting for the American Rescue Plan, saying that it helped increased inflation.[91]

Manchin was succeeded by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Republican.[92]

Committee assignments

Previous committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Funding

Manchin received the most funding from the oil and gas industry of any senator from May 2020 to May 2021,[95] including $1.6 million in donations from fossil fuel PACs.[96] He also received funding from individuals and PACs connected to law and real estate, among others.[97]

In June 2021, ExxonMobil lobbyist Keith McCoy said that Manchin was one of its key targets for funding and that he participated in weekly meetings with the company.[98][36]

On September 30, 2021, 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 coal to power plants that would be impacted by one of the proposals in the plan. How is that not a conflict of interest?” Manchin replied, “I’ve been in a blind trust for 20 years. I have no idea what they’re doing.”[99]

Presidential politics

In 2023, 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 the presidential primaries”.[100] In May 2023,[100] and again in June 2023,[101][102] he refused to rule out running for president of the United States as a third-party candidate in 2024. Reports indicated that the centrist group No Labels was seeking to support a third-party presidential campaign and that the organization viewed Manchin as a potential candidate.[103][100]

As of 2023, Manchin served as a No Labels National Co-chair, and on July 17, 2023, he and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. headlined a No Labels Common Sense Agenda Town Hall in Manchester, New Hampshire.[104]

On February 15, 2024, during a City Club of Cleveland forum, he said he would pick U.S. senator Mitt Romney or former U.S. senator Rob Portman as his running mate if he ran for president.[105]

On February 16, 2024, Manchin announced that he would not run for president.[106]

After President Biden withdrew from the 2024 race on July 21, 2024, Manchin expressed interest in running for president at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. He opted not to run, but stated that he would have preferred that the convention be an open contest.[107][108] After Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate, Manchin said, “I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together”,[109] although he refrained from formally endorsing the Harris-Walz ticket, citing Harris’s call to end the filibuster in the United States Senate.[110]

Manchin said in September 2025 that he ruled out a run because No Labels wanted a Republican on their presidential ticket.[111]

In a September 2025 interview with The New York Times, Manchin expressed openness to the possibility of running for president as a third-party candidate in the 2028 U.S. presidential election.[111][112]

Political positions

Main article: Political positions of Joe Manchin

Legacy

From 2021 until he became an Independent in 2024, Manchin was the only Democrat holding congressional or statewide partisan office in West Virginia. Although Democrats have not won West Virginia in a presidential election since 1996, or even a single county in the state since 2008, Manchin held his U.S. Senate seat from 2010 to 2025.[113]

Manchin’s legacy has been described as complicated, including by Manchin himself. Manchin and Joe Biden both left office in 2025.[114]

In September 2018, GQ called Manchin “the last Democrat in Trump country.”[10] In October 2021, Richard Luscombe wrote in The Guardian that Manchin was a Democrat in name only because he opposed Biden’s Build Back Better Act.[115] In November 2023, the Associated Press called Manchin “the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests”, in line with Manchin’s predecessors such as Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller, and Jennings Randolph.[116]

Senator Jon Tester said, “Manchin is going to be remembered as somebody who has been difficult to work with, but got a lot of things done”. Tester unsuccessfully tried to persuade Manchin to change the Senate filibuster. Journalist Burgess Everett said Manchin’s “name is now synonymous with any single member of Congress who’s willing to hold up an entire party’s agenda”.[91]

After Kamala Harris lost the 2024 United States presidential election to Donald Trump, Manchin criticized many of the Democratic Party’s positions and said that its brand was “toxic.” Manchin said he will remain an independent and had no plans to run for political office in the future.[117]

A memoir, Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense, was released on September 16, 2025. In it, Manchin revealed that he was glad Republicans won control of the Senate in 2024.[118]

Personal life

Manchin is a member of the National Rifle Association and a licensed pilot.[21][119][120] He married Gayle Heather Conelly on August 5, 1967. Together they have three children: Heather Manchin Bresch, Joseph IV, and Brooke.[21]

Manchin is Catholic.[121]

In 2006 and 2010, Manchin delivered commencement addresses at Wheeling Jesuit University and at Davis & Elkins College, receiving honorary degrees from both institutions.[122][123]

In December 2012, Manchin voiced his displeasure with MTV‘s new reality show Buckwild, which was set in his home state’s capital of Charleston. He asked the network’s president to cancel the show, contending that it depicted West Virginia in a negative, unrealistic fashion.[124] The show ended after its first season.[125][126]

In a lawsuit filed in July 2014, John Manchin II, one of Manchin’s brothers, sued Manchin and his other brother, Roch Manchin, over a $1.7 million loan. The lawsuit alleged that Joe and Roch Manchin borrowed the money to keep the doors open at the family-owned carpet business run by Roch, that no part of the loan had yet been repaid, and that the defendants had taken other measures to evade compensating John Manchin II for non-payment.[127] John Manchin II withdrew the suit on June 30, 2015.[128]

As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org, Manchin’s net worth was more than $7.6 million.[129]

As of 2022, Manchin lived on a yacht in the Potomac River when in Washington, and his net worth was estimated to be $12 million.[130]

Electoral history

1982

West Virginia House of Delegates 31st district Democratic primary, 1982[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin, III 7,687 21.15%
DemocraticCody A. Starcher (incumbent) 6,844 18.83%
DemocraticWilliam E. Stewart 6,391 17.59%
DemocraticSamuel A. Morasco 4,250 11.70%
DemocraticNick Fantasia5,07213.96%
DemocraticDonald L. Smith3,2769.02%
DemocraticJ. Lonnie Bray2,8197.76%
Total votes36,339 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates 31st district general election, 1982[131][b]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin 16,160 N/A
DemocraticCody A. Starcher (incumbent) 16,110 N/A
DemocraticWilliam E. Stewart 15,090 N/A
RepublicanBenjamin N. Springston (incumbent) 12,166 N/A
RepublicanPaul E. Prunty (incumbent)14,620N/A
DemocraticSamuel A. Morasco11,741N/A
RepublicanEdgar L. Williams III5,702N/A
RepublicanLyman Clark5,270N/A
Democratic hold

1986

West Virginia State Senate 14th district Democratic primary, 1986 (unexpired term)[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin, III 10,691 56.53%
DemocraticJack May8,22043.47%
Total votes18,911 100.0%
West Virginia State Senate 14th district general election, 1986 (unexpired term)[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin, III 17,284 65.87%
RepublicanLyman Clark8,95534.13%
Total votes26,239 100.0%
Democratic hold

1988

West Virginia State Senate 14th district Democratic primary, 1988[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin III (incumbent) 13,932 63.58%
DemocraticAnthony J. Yanero7,98136.42%
Total votes21,913 100.0%
West Virginia State Senate 14th district general election, 1988[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin III (incumbent) 29,792 100.00%
Total votes29,792 100.00%
Democratic hold

1992

West Virginia State Senate 13th district Democratic primary, 1992[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin III (incumbent) 17,238 100.00%
Total votes17,238 100.00%
West Virginia State Senate 13th district general election, 1992[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin III (incumbent) 33,218 100.00%
Total votes33,218 100.00%
Democratic hold

1996

1996 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[132]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCharlotte Pritt 130,107 39.54%
DemocraticJoe Manchin107,12432.56%
DemocraticJim Lees64,10019.48%
DemocraticLarrie Bailey15,7334.78%
DemocraticBobbie Edward Myers3,0380.92%
DemocraticLyle Sattes2,9310.89%
DemocraticBob Henry Baber1,4560.44%
DemocraticLouis J. Davis1,3510.41%
DemocraticFrank Rochetti1,3300.40%
DemocraticRichard E. Koon1,1540.35%
DemocraticFred Schell7330.22%
Total votes329,057 100.00%

2000

2000 West Virginia Secretary of State Democratic primary[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin, III 141,839 51.08%
DemocraticCharlotte Pritt80,14828.86%
DemocraticMike Oliverio35,42412.76%
DemocraticBobby Nelson20,2597.30%
Total votes277,670 100.00%
2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election[131]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin, III 478,489 89.44%
LibertarianPoochie Myers56,47710.56%
Total votes534,966 100.00%
Democratic hold

2004

2004 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[133]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin 149,362 52.73%
DemocraticLloyd M. Jackson II77,05227.20%
DemocraticJim Lees40,16114.18%
DemocraticLacy Wright, Jr.4,9631.75%
DemocraticJerry Baker3,0091.06%
DemocraticJames A. Baughman2,9991.06%
DemocraticPhillip Frye2,8921.02%
DemocraticLou Davis2,8241.00%
Total votes283,262 100.00%
2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election[134]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoe Manchin 472,758 63.51% +13.39%
RepublicanMonty Warner253,13134.00%−13.21%
MountainJesse Johnson18,4302.48%+0.87%
Write-in1140.02%+0.01%
Margin of victory219,62729.50%+26.58%
Total votes744,433
Democratic holdSwing

2008

2008 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[135]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 264,775 74.62%
DemocraticMel Kessler90,07425.38%
Total votes354,849 100.00%
2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election[136]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 492,697 69.81% +6.30%
RepublicanRuss Weeks181,61225.73%−8.27%
MountainJesse Johnson31,4864.46%+1.99%
Margin of victory311,08544.08%+14.57%
Total votes705,795 100%
Democratic holdSwing

2010

2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia Democratic primary[137]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin 67,498 72.9%
DemocraticKen Hechler16,03917.3%
DemocraticSheirl Fletcher9,0359.8%
Total votes92,572 100.0%
2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia results[63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoe Manchin 283,358 53.47% −10.96%
RepublicanJohn Raese230,01343.40%+9.69%
MountainJesse Johnson10,1521.92%+0.06%
ConstitutionJeff Becker6,4251.21%N/A
Majority53,34510.07%
Total votes529,948 100%
Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia Democratic primary[138]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 163,891 79.9%
DemocraticSheirl Fletcher41,11820.1%
Total votes205,009 100%
2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia[139]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 399,908 60.57% +7.10%
RepublicanJohn Raese240,78736.47%−6.93%
MountainBob Henry Baber19,5172.96%+1.04%
Total votes660,212 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia Democratic primary[140]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 112,658 69.86%
DemocraticPaula Jean Swearengin48,59430.14%
Total votes161,252 100%
2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia[71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoe Manchin (incumbent) 290,510 49.57% −11.0%
RepublicanPatrick Morrisey271,11346.26%+9.79%
LibertarianRusty Hollen24,4114.17%N/A
Total votes586,034 100% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ^ Sinema still caucused with the Democrats to receive committee assignments, but she did not attend or vote in caucus meetings.[74]
  2. ^ Prior to 2022, members of the West Virginia House of Delegates were elected from multi-member districts. Since voters could vote for multiple candidates, there is no percentage.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Manchin

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