U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was sworn into the United States Senate on November 15, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Robert C. Bryd. For Senator Manchin, serving as West Virginia’s Senator is truly an honor and a privilege.
Senator Manchin is defined by his family and the values that he learned growing up among the hardworking men and women of West Virginia, Which overtime formed his vigilant desire to be a public servant. 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” – in other words, connecting with all of his constituents and making service to them his top priority.
Throughout his public life, he has never let politics or ideology stand in the way of commonsense solutions. Instead, he believes that only by putting politics aside and working hard to bring people together can we do what is right for West Virginia and the nation.
Senator Manchin currently serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Banking Committee – four critical committees that tackle the important work of addressing our nation’s energy needs standing up for the members of the military, keeping our promises to seniors, and helping to fix our financial challenges.
He has been married for more than four 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, and Vivian.