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Joe Manchin

US Senator from West Virginia (2010-present)

A Senator from West Virginia; born August 24, 1947, in Farmington, Marion County, West Virginia; graduated Farmington High School, Farmington, WV, 1965; B.A., West Virginia University, 1970; businessman; member of the West Virginia house of delegates 1982-1986; member of the West Virginia state senate 1986-1996; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1996; Secretary of State, West Virginia 2000-2004; elected governor of West Virginia in 2004 and reelected in 2008; chairman of the National Governors Association 2010; elected to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending January 3, 2013, a seat previously held by Senator Carte Goodwin, and took the oath of office on November 15, 2010; reelected in 2012 for the term ending January 3, 2019.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Lance West WV Sen. Joe Manchin chief of staff

• chief of staff

Sarah Venuto Perez U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Democratic Staff Director

• Chief Counsel (Dec '17→?) [+1]

• Senor policy advisor (Feb '16→Dec '17)*

John O'Donnell Senior policy advisor, Joe Manchin

• senior policy advisor, energy (Apr '14→?)

Sam Runyon ExxonMobil gov. relations, former Manchin aide

• Position

Nick Casey West Virginia lawyer, accountant, former state Democratic Party chair

• Campaign Treasurer*

Larry Puccio WV Sen. Joe Manchin aide, business associate, former WV Dem party head

• chief of staff (past)

Kirtan Mehta Commanders public affairs VP, formerly Colorado US Sen. Hickenlooper chief of staff, Sen. Manchin chief counsel

• Chief counsel

Carte P Goodwin US Senator from West Virginia (2010)

• legal counsel *

Patrick Hayes Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid lobbyist/partner, former Joe Manchin chief of staff

• chief of staff (past)

Jonathan Kott former Manchin, Coons aide

• communications director and senior advisor (past)

Board Memberships

No Labels Political organization whose mission is to combat partisan dysfunction in politics

• national co-chairman (?→'14)

Positions

Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation economic development charity

• Honorary chair

Government Positions

Office of the Governor of West Virginia

• Governor (Jan 17 '05→Nov 15 '10)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

WV State Democratic Executive Committee

• 1 contribution · 300 USD ('94)

Campaign Donors

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Adam Victor President, Trans Gas Development System

• 7 contributions · 15,800 USD (Sep 29 '10→Jul 29 '13)

Robert J Coury Former Mylan CEO

• 6 contributions · 15,200 USD (Aug 11 '10→May 3 '18)

Ray Lane Partner - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

• 4 contributions · 12,400 USD ('10→'11)

Douglas D Durst Chairman, Durst Organization

• 4 contributions · 11,800 USD ('12→Jul 30 '17)

Allan Keen Chairman, Keewin Real Property Company

• 4 contributions · 11,400 USD (Apr 18 '21→May 18 '21)

Anita Bekenstein

• 3 contributions · 10,800 USD (Mar 31 '18)

Joshua Bekenstein Managing director at Bain Capital

• 3 contributions · 10,800 USD (Mar 30 '18→Mar 31 '18)

Randi Levine

• 3 contributions · 10,800 USD (Apr 23 '18)

Stephen J Luczo Chairman and former CEO, Seagate

• 3 contributions · 10,800 USD (May 1 '18)

Charles Merinoff Chairman and CEO, Charmer Sunbelt

• 4 contributions · 10,800 USD (Aug 2 '17→Jun 27 '18)

Holdings

Farmington Resources mining industry support services

• Owner

Enersystems Coal brokerage founded by Joe Manchin III

• Owner

AA Property, LLC West Virginia real estate

• Owner

Memberships

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Nov 15 '10→Jan 3 '25)

American Legislative Exchange Council Organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create templates for state legislation

• Member

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

Family

Heather Manchin WV U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's multimillionaire daughter, former Mylan CEO.

• daughter

Joseph Manchin IV Enersystems Inc. executive; Son of West Virginia US Senator Joe Manchin III

• son

Gayle Manchin Wife of US Senator Joe Manchin III; Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission

• Spouse

Services & Transactions

Massey Energy Coal Company

• Service/Transaction

Jonathan Drobis Managing partner, Dewey Square Group

• direct mailing (past)

Schools

West Virginia University

• BA (?→'70)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Country Roads PAC WV Sen. Joe Manchin leadership PAC

• leadership PAC

Edison Electric Institute Association of U.S. investor-owned electric companies; fights state-level rooftop solar incentives

• Affiliation

No Labels Political organization whose mission is to combat partisan dysfunction in politics

• Affiliation