Joe Manchin
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Joe Manchin is a centrist Democratic U.S. senator from West Virginia known for his pivotal swing votes and influence on closely divided Senate legislation.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ member of the Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-08-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Farmington, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caucusesWith | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Senate Committee on Armed Services NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor of Business Administration ⓘ |
| education | West Virginia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedTo | U.S. Senate in 2010 special election ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Manchin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Heather Manchin Bresch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
centrist
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moderate Democrat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on federal legislation under narrow party majorities
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pivotal swing votes in closely divided U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Senate ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Manchin III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive role in shaping COVID-19 relief and infrastructure bills
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opposition to eliminating the Senate filibuster ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Governor of West Virginia
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Member of the West Virginia Senate ⓘ Secretary of State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States senator ⓘ |
| reElected |
2012
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2018 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Fairmont, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLegislation | key negotiator on Democratic economic and climate agenda in 2021–2022 ⓘ |
| servedAsGovernorFrom | 2005 ⓘ |
| servedAsGovernorUntil | 2010 ⓘ |
| servedAsSecretaryOfStateFrom | 2001 ⓘ |
| servedAsSecretaryOfStateUntil | 2005 ⓘ |
| sponsored | Inflation Reduction Act negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gayle Conelly Manchin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010-11-15 ⓘ |
| votingRecordCharacteristic |
often breaks with Democratic Party on energy and environmental policy
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supports fossil fuel industry interests ⓘ |
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Fairmont, West Virginia