Sen. Joe Manchin III
- State:
- West Virginia
- Seniority:
- Junior
- Party:
- Democrat
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Senator, West Virginia |
See Also: Manchin's Official Website | @Sen_JoeManchin | OpenSecrets | VoteSmart | Bioguide | C-SPAN
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Manchin is a centrist Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Manchin’s bills have had a total of 195 cosponsors in the 113th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Manchin to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Joe Manchin III sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Airland
- Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
Bills Sponsored
Some of Manchin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 2166: Treating Families Fairly Act
- S. 2134: Act to Ban Zohydro
- S. 1986: Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act
- S. 1961: Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
- S. 1941: A bill to establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised ...
- S. 1923: Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2014
- S. 1912: A bill to clarify that certain banking entities are not required to divest ...
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Voting Record
From Nov 2010 to Apr 2014, Manchin missed 13 of 935 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is better than the median of 1.8% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Cloture on S. 2199: Paycheck Fairness Act
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 53/44
Sen. Manchin [D-WV]: Yea
Apr 09, 2014 11:02 a.m.