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Self-motivation and determination are two of the main deals of being a politician and Joe Manchin is one of those persons who are gifted by God with these two factors.

Joseph Manchin III, sometimes known as Joe Manchin, is an American politician and businessman who served as governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and was elected to the Senate in 2010 after the death of veteran Senator Robert Byrd.

In 2012, he was elected to his first full term in office. Joe presented the Silver Alert Act, a countrywide network for identifying missing adults and older individuals, while in the Senate.

He is also recognized for his bipartisanship in Congress, where he works with his Republican colleagues on matters like abortion and gun ownership.

Height / Weight / Age

Born on 1947-08-24. He seems enough tall with his height which is 191 centimeters and 6’4” in feet & inches. He maintains himself very fit and healthy with a weight of 78 kilograms and 170 lbs in pounds.

Moreover, he is very conscious about his physique and follows a regular and healthy diet in order to keep himself fit as a fiddle. His personality is enhanced by his dark brown eyes and grey hair.

Net Worth

Joe Manchin is a multi-talented individual with a net worth of more than $7.6 million in 2021. He also makes a good living, earning roughly $1,192,274 every year.

Joe has amassed a sizable fortune through his work since his political and business careers are his primary sources of income.

Education / Family

Manchin was born and raised in Farmington, West Virginia, U.S., and belongs to a mixed ethnicity. He was born and raised in John Manchin who owned a carpet and furniture store and his mother Mary Gouzd. As for his education, Joe received his high school diploma from Farmington High School in 1965.

In 1965, he was awarded a football scholarship to West Virginia University, but his football career was cut short due to an injury sustained during practice. He went on to work for his family’s firm after graduating with a degree in business administration in 1970.

Career / Fashion and Style

Joe Manchin began his political career in 1982 when he was 35 years old when he was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates, and in 1986, when he was 35 years old, he was elected to the West Virginia Senate, where he served until 1996.

In 1996, he campaigned for governor but lost to Charlotte Pritt in the Democratic primary, and in 2000, he was elected Secretary of State of West Virginia. He declared his desire to run against incumbent Democratic Governor Bob Wise in the 2004 Democratic primary in 2003, and he easily won both the Democratic primary and the general election.

For the first time since 1964, a West Virginia governor was followed by another from the same political party. He was a member of the Democratic Governors Association, the National Governors Association, and the Southern Governors’ Association. He also served on the Southern States Energy Board as chairman.

Joe confirmed inaccurate allegations that 12 miners escaped the Sago Mine catastrophe in Upshur County, West Virginia, in early January 2006. In fact, just one worker survived. In 2008, he comfortably defeated Republican Russ Weeks for a second term as governor, receiving 69.77 percent of the vote and winning every county.

In the Democratic primary on August 28, he beat former Democratic Congressman and former West Virginia Secretary of State Ken Hechler, and in the general election, he defeated Republican businessman John Raese with 54 percent of the vote.

In 2012, he stood for reelection to a full term and won 61 percent of the vote, defeating Raese and Mountain Party opponent Bob Henry Baber. In 2018, he campaigned for reelection and was defeated by Paula Jean Swearengin in the Democratic primary. He received 70% of the vote in the primary.

On the Republican side, Manchin was opposed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, but he won the general election on November 6, beating Morrisey 49.57 percent to 46.26 percent. Vice President Joe Biden swore him into the Senate for the first time on November 15, 2010, and Joe voted with Trump’s stance 50.4 percent of the time throughout his administration.

He was the lone Democrat who voted in favor of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s confirmation. In both impeachment proceedings, he voted to convict Trump, and as of May 2021, he has voted 100 percent in favor of Biden’s position.

From May 2020 to May 2021, he got the most money from the oil and gas business of any senator, and ExxonMobil lobbyist Keith McCoy claimed in June 2021 that Joe was one of the corporation’s top financing priorities and that he attended weekly meetings with the company.

In 2016, he had a 25 percent lifetime conservative rating from the American Conservative Union and a 35 percent liberal quotient from the progressive PAC Americans for Democratic Action. Joe voted with Trump’s viewpoint 71 percent of the time in Trump’s first year in office, according to a “Congressional Quarterly” analysis published in February 2018, but just 50.4 percent of the time towards the conclusion of Trump’s term.

In 2013, the “National Journal” awarded him a 55 percent conservative and 46 percent liberal overall rating. In 2019, he was one of three Democrats who voted with all Republicans in favor of a bill that would mandate physicians to care for babies born alive after an abortion failed.

On February 2, 2021, he stated his opposition to a federal minimum wage rise from $7.25 to $15 per hour, and he rejected a minimum wage hike as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which prompted Democrats to restrict prolonged unemployment benefits in the same measure.

In an op-ed published in the “Charleston Gazette-Mail” on June 6, 2021, Manchin announced his opposition to the For the People Act owing to its lack of bipartisan support. Joe is also a qualified pilot and a member of the National Rifle Association.

Girlfriend, Affairs, Wife, and More

Joe Manchin is a married man. On the 5th of August 1967, he married Gayle Heather Conelly, with whom he had three children: Heather Manchin Bresch (who was the CEO of the Netherlands-based pharmaceutical giant Mylan), Joseph IV, and Brooke.

Girlfriend	Gayle Connelly
Marital status	Married
Wife	Gayle Connelly
Children	Heather Bresch, Joseph IV, and Brooke

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Some Interesting Facts About Joe Manchin

• Joe received a football scholarship to West Virginia University in 1965 and was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1982.

• He replaced Robert Byrd as the United States Senator from West Virginia.

• In 2012, he ran for reelection to a full term and won 61 percent of the vote, defeating Raese and Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber.

• On the Republican side, Manchin was challenged by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, but he won the general election on November 6, defeating Morrisey.

• He presented the Silver Alert Act, a countrywide network for identifying missing adults and older individuals, while in the Senate.

• In 2012, he was elected to his first full term in office.

• After the 2020 elections, he became a critical swing vote in a Democratic-controlled Senate that was split 50-50.

• Joe is the lone Democrat in West Virginia’s statewide office, as well as the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation, as of 2021.

Social Media Profile(s)

1. Instagram – @joemanchin
2. Twitter – @Sen_JoeManchin
3. Facebook – @JoeManchinIII