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Summary

Senator Joe Manchin III

Full Name: Joe Manchin III
Office: U.S. Senate (WV) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Gayle; 3 Children: Heather, Joseph IV, Brooke
Birth Date: 08/24/1947
Birth Place: Farmington, WV
Home City: Fairmont, WV
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 658 - Federal Aviation Administration Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 6, 2012 - Appropriates $3.35 billion for each fiscal year from 2012 through 2015 for airport planning and development (Sec. 101). Appropriates $2.7 billion for ...

HR 2112 - Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 17, 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds for any nutritional program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of ...

S 1769 - Transportation Infrastructure Appropriations and Tax on Income Over $1 Million
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 3, 2011 - Establishes a tax of 0.7 percent on modified adjusted gross income in excess of the following amounts, effective December 31, 2012 (Sec. 201): ...

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Recent Public Statements

Manchin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Reduce Red Tape For Job Creators

May 24, 2013 - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) to renew their bipartisan push to significantly reform the federal regulatory ...

Manchin and Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan All-of-the-Above Energy Policy

May 23, 2013 - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), introduced the "All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013" to improve the energy ...

Portman, Pryor Renew Push to Reduce Red Tape on Job Creators

May 23, 2013 - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) today renewed their push to significantly reform the federal regulatory process and reduce unnecessary burdens on ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $9,467,003.00
Total Spent $7,678,708.00
Cash On Hand $1,788,297.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joe Manchin III refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Washington, D.C. Website
http://manchin.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorJoeManchin

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/Sen_JoeManchin

Capitol
300 Virginia Street, East
Suite 2630
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-342-5855
Fax: 304-343-7144
Toll Free: 855-275-5737

Washington, D.C.
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3954
Fax: 202-228-0002

District
48 Donley Street
Suite 504
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-284-8663
Fax: 304-284-8681

District
217 West King Street, Room 238
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone: 304-264-4626
Fax: 304-262-3039

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