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Capitol: 202.224.3954
FAX: 202.228.0002
District: 304.342.5855
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Senator
Room 306 HSOB- Hart Senate Office Building 120 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510-4804
Residence: Fairmont, WV
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| Elected: 2010 Next Election: 2024 | | Spouse: Gayle Conelly DOB: 8/24/1947 |
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| Chairman | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | | Co-Chair | Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus | | Co-Chair | Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Caucus | | Co-Chair | Senate Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse | | Co-Chair | Senate Regulations Caucus | | Chairman | Senate Subcommittee on Cybersecurity | | FC Member | Diversifying Technology Caucus | | FC Member | Moderate Democrats Working Group | | Vice Chair | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Rural Education Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Pilots Caucus | | FC Member | Former Governors Caucus | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces | | FC Member | Congressional Competitiveness Caucus | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Airland | | FC Member | Congressional Boating Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Taiwan Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Army Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Defense Communities Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Competitiveness Caucus | | FC Member | Common Sense Coalition | | FC Member | Senate General Aviation Caucus | | FC Member | Bipartisan Members Group | | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power | | Member | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on National Parks | | FC Member | Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus | | FC Member | Friends of Wales Caucus | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies | | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Energy | | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining | | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies | | FC Member | Senate Career and Techcnical Education (CTE) Caucus | | Member | Senate Committee on Armed Services | | FC Member | Senate National Service Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Coalition on Adoption | | Member | Senate Committee on Appropriations | | FC Member | Air Force Caucus (Senate) | | FC Member | Senate India Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Italian American Caucus | | FC Member | Senate National Guard Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Small Brewers Caucus | | FC Member | Senate Cultural Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional Chemistry Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional French Caucus | | FC Member | Congressional TRIO Caucus | | FC Member | Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE) | | FC Member | USO Caucus |
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BioU.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was sworn into the United States Senate on November 15, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Robert C. Byrd. For Senator Manchin, serving as West Virginia's Senator is truly an honor and a privilege.
Born and raised in the small coal mining town of Farmington, W.Va., Sen. Manchin grew up learning the values that all West Virginians share a" family, common sense, fairness and hard work. As a small businessman, he learned firsthand from his grandfather, Papa Joe, who was an Italian immigrant and the town grocer, the importance of serving the public. As a young man, his beloved grandmother, Mama Kay, inspired Senator Manchin's belief in public service through her unflagging compassion and desire to help those less fortunate.
From his days as a state legislator to his six years as Governor to his current role, Senator Manchin has always been committed to his philosophy of "retail government" a" in other words, connecting with all of his constituents and making service to them his top priority.
As a Senator, Joe Manchin is committed to bringing this same spirit of bipartisanship to Washington. As he has done throughout his entire life, he remains committed to working with Republicans and Democrats to find commonsense solutions to the problems our country faces and is working hard to usher in a new bipartisan spirit in the Senate and Congress.
Legislatively, job creation is Senator Manchin's top priority and he believes that government should act as a partner, not an adversary, in helping to create the environment that produces good American jobs. Senator Manchin also firmly believes that our nation can and must do what he did in West Virginia - put our fiscal house in order. He believes we must find commonsense ways to cut spending while keeping our promises to our seniors and veterans by protecting Social Security and Medicare.
Senator Manchin is strongly committed to developing a balanced national energy plan that utilizes all of our resources and recognizes that fossil fuels will be a vital part of our energy mix for decades to come. He believes that a balanced, commonsense approach that considers the needs of our environment and the demands of our economy, can and must be developed if we are to achieve energy independence within this generation.
Senator Manchin currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and also serves on the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - four critical committees that tackle the important work of addressing our nation's energy needs, overseeing discretionary spending, defending our nation, and standing up for our Veterans.
Senator Manchin is an avid pilot, outdoorsman, hunter, angler and motorcyclist. He has been married for more than five decades to the former Gayle Conelly of Beckley. They have three children- Heather, Joseph IV and Brooke, and are the proud grandparents of Joseph V, Sophie, Kelsey, Madeline, Chloe, Jack, Carly, Vivian, Beaux and Knox.
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