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Joe Manchin
Former centrist US Senator who negotiated the framework of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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Joe Manchin is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia from 2010 to 2025. He was elected as a Democrat and later registered as an independent during his Senate tenure.
Before entering the Senate, Manchin served as Governor of West Virginia and held other state offices, including Secretary of State. In the Senate he was widely noted as a centrist whose votes were often pivotal on closely divided legislation, and he chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. His legislative positions and votes are documented in the public congressional record and contemporaneous reporting.