Timothy J. Manchin (born July 6, 1955) is an American politician and attorney. He has served in the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

since 2003. He was appointed to the seat vacated by the death of his uncle, A. James Manchin, in November 2003.

Early life, education, and law career

Tim Manchin was born in 1955 in

Farmington, West Virginia Farmington is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 389 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is best known for being the site of the 1968 Farmington Mine disaster. The community was named for the f ...

to Ann Manchin and Joseph Manchin II. He graduated from Bridgeport High School. He got a B.S. cum laude from

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in 1977 and his J.D. from West Virginia College of Law in 1980. In 2011, after his law partner of 25 years became a West Virginia circuit court judge, Manchin founded th
Manchin Injury Law Group
in

Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont is a city in and county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Fairmont Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marion County, a ...

. He is a former president of West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He was also a board member of the City National Bank and the West Virginia Division of Labor Manufactured Housing.

West Virginia legislature

Elections

In 2003, Democratic Governor

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appointed Tim Manchin to the Marion County-based 43rd District after the seat was vacated by the death of his uncle, A. James Manchin. He was elected in 2004 with 23%. He was re-elected in 2006 (29%), 2008 (26%), and 2010 (21%).

Committee assignments

;House committees *Banking and Insurance *Finance *Political Subdivisions (Chairman) *Senior Citizen Issues ;Interim committees *Marcellus Shale (Chairman) *Water Resources (Chairman) *Finance **Finance Subcommittee C

2012 congressional election

According to

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, Tim Manchin met with the

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in December 2011 to talk about setting up a campaign in

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, then held by

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(R-WV).

Personal life

Manchin lives in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia with his wife Susan and their son. His uncle A. James Manchin, whom he succeeded in the House of Delegates, also served as

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and State Treasurer. Another uncle, John Manchin, was mayor of

. One of his grandfathers, Joe Manchin I, also was Mayor of Farmington. A first cousin,

Joe Manchin Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor of ...

III, is a former

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, West Virginia Secretary of State, state senator and state delegate, and now serves as U.S. Senator. Another first cousin, Michael J. Aloi, serves as a federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of West Virginia.

References

External links

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