Joe Manchin

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[edit] Background

Joseph Anthony (Joe) Manchin III (born August 24, 1947 in Farmington, West Virginia) was elected Governor of West Virginia in the 2004 election and took office on January 17, 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the scion of a large Democratic political family in West Virginia.

[edit] Early life

Manchin entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965, however, an injury during practice ended his football career. He graduated in 1970 with a degree in Business Administration/Information management and later became involved in several family owned businesses.

[edit] Early political career

He was elected to the House of Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature in 1982, and moved up to the Senate in 1986 where he served until 1996. As a Senator, he was present, along with A. Jame's son and Joe's cousin, during the impeachment trial of his uncle, A. James Manchin, then the State Treasurer. His uncle resigned the day that the trial began, and died on November 2, 2003.

In 1996, Manchin was a candidate for governor, but finished second among a large group of candidates in the Democratic primary election. He then ran for state Secretary of State in 2000, winning easily.

Gov. Manchin has said that he will support Obama.

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