Manchin, Joe, III, 1947-

found: Running for office in West Virginia, 2002, [2002]:t.p. (Joe Manchin III, Secretary of State)

found: Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, July 18, 2013(Manchin, Joe, III, a Senator from West Virginia; Senate years of service: 2010- ; party: Democratic; 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)

found: National Governors Association website, July 18, 2013(West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III; office dates: Jan 17, 2005-Nov 15, 2010; resigned)