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
We know it's going to happen again, a flood or a natural disaster, ... People need a place to call home for a period of time.
The people of West Virginia have made it clear that they will no longer tolerate a government that is out of step with the economy of this state.
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.
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.
In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)
In West Virginia, the most vulnerable people we have are people who get up every morning and go to work.
We will not add to any price increases to West Virginians,
It doesn't make any difference what political party you belong to, ... I just called and said, Rick, I'll do something.
I believe that the senior citizens of today have been overlooked as sources of strength, stability and vitality in our communities. And by too often discounting the value of seniors and the wisdom they offer, programs have been developed to assist seniors that do not truly address their very real needs and desires.
I have frozen the state sales tax on gasoline,
I'm a proud graduate of the Richard Petty Driving Experience, ... They wouldn't let me go any faster than 140 mph and I didn't particularly like that, but what a thrill to be able to participate in something like that.
Twenty-one percent of West Virginians are not connected to water, 45 percent are not connected to sewer. I cannot live with those statistics, I want them reduced and then wiped out completely.
We need to do a much better job of educating our children about their career choices.