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|spouse=Gayle Conelly | |spouse=Gayle Conelly | ||
Revision as of 03:00, September 21, 2016
| Joseph Manchin | |||
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| U.S. Senator from West Virginia From: November 15, 2010-Present | |||
| Predecessor | Carte Goodwin | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| 34th Governor of West Virginia From: January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 | |||
| Predecessor | Bob Wise | ||
| Successor | Earl Ray Tomblin | ||
| 27th West Virginia Secretary of State From: January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005 | |||
| Governor | Bob Wise | ||
| Predecessor | Ken Hechler | ||
| Successor | Betty Ireland | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Conelly | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Joseph Manchin was elected in November 2010 as the United States Senator from West Virginia, filling the seat formerly held by the late Robert Byrd. Because Manchin was filling a vacant seat in a special election, he was sworn in almost immediately and then participated in the lame duck session of Congress prior to 2011.
Manchin portrayed himself as a conservative in order to be elected, campaigning against the positions of the Democratic Party leadership on:
- cap and trade
- gun control
- Bush tax cuts
Manchin was previously the Governor of West Virginia.
He abandoned his pro-gun views in 2013 when he co-wrote the Manchin-Toomey gun-grab bill, showing his true colors as an anti-gun liberal.