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
I strongly believe the DREAM Act should require the completion of a degree.
I'm a sportsman. You know, I go out clay shooting and put three shells in.
There's a lot of Democrats, myself included, who have supported right-to-life.
We have to change the culture of mass violence we have.
Well, you know, first of all, let me just say that I am a proud member of the NRA and have been, and I'm a lifetime member and will always be.
The time has come to make the difficult decision. Charity begins at home. We can no longer afford to rebuild Afghanistan and America. We must choose. And I choose America.
Every child should have a safe place in their life.
Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable.
We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The price of gas at the pump has impacted this nation. It's killing all of us, ... We're seeing it in the cost of doing business running the state. We're seeing it in the cost of a family trying to take care of themselves.