Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress

Joe Manchin III

INDEPENDENT U.S. Senator · West VirginiaSenate 2010–2025

Joseph Manchin was an Independent U.S. senator from West Virginia, first elected to Congress in 2010, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–118th Congress).

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257Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–118th Congress (excludes amendments)

4Passed a chamberof 209 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

1Became law1 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–118th Congress

42Broke with partyof 251 yes/no votes, 112th (16.7%)

0Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.0%)

$167.4MPork: own shareFY2024 earmarks, 227 items; shared items split

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 4753 Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024
Dec 19, 2024 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 756.
S. 5575 A bill to designate the Patsye Crites Forest.
Dec 18, 2024 · Held at the desk.
S. 5455 Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams State Committal Shelter Act of 2024
Dec 9, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.Res. 920 A resolution designating November 2024 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month".
Dec 3, 2024 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6789; text: CR S6782-6783)
S. 5400 Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act
Nov 21, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Manchin, has won

Sen. Manchin, has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (2010, 2012, 2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.2 to 24.1 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won3 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 3.2 points2018, WV Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 3 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, West Virginia Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Robert Byrd (D) 1976–2006 → Joe Manchin, III (D) 2012–2018 → James C. Justice (R) 2024.

Full election history for this seat →

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has West Virginia done while Sen. Manchin served?

2010 to 2024 in West Virginia: typical household income was up 10% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 4.3 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

West Virginia: $55.3K in 2010 → $60.8K in 2024

West Virginia up 10%U.S. up 13%

Share of people below the poverty line

West Virginia: 18.1% in 2010 → 16.7% in 2024

West Virginia down 1.4 pointsU.S. down 3.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

West Virginia: 8.9% in 2010 → 4.6% in 2024

West Virginia down 4.3 pointsU.S. down 6.2 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in West Virginia during Manchin’s time representing it (2010 to 2025). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

West Virginia’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 57 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	57	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	0	None listed
With a committee report listed	3	See the 3 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 118th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.