Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CountryUnited States of America
'Obamacare,' as it's been called, is far too reaching. It's overreaching. It needs to have a lot of it repealed.
I know firsthand how agonizing waiting can be.
Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.
A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.
I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state.
Millions and millions of people are proud gun owners, and they do it responsibly and by the law.
Wherever there is one job on the verge of being lost, I will fight to save it. Wherever there is one company looking to grow in West Virginia, I will fight to make that growth a reality.
Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more good jobs in West Virginia this system must be fixed and it must be fixed now. We cannot afford to wait even one more minute.
We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.
In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)
Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable.
If money or military might would change that part of the world... we would have done it by now. Enough is enough.
The work completed during the special session was just the beginning. During those six days we lit a spark that will positively impact the lives of our children and grandchildren, but the full fire is yet to come.
I`m determined that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.