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.
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.
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.
It doesn't make any difference what political party you belong to, ... I just called and said, Rick, I'll do something.
We need to do a much better job of educating our children about their career choices.
I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history.
My grandmother had a great saying. It always stuck with me: 'People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.' They've got to see it and feel it. And it's for real. And that's all. Be who you are.
We're still sitting down in Houston. He (Perry) wants us to try to take these people, ... Every governor is getting frustrated, We will help if they'll just let us.
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.
I have frozen the state sales tax on gasoline,