Joe Manchin
(D) West Virginia

Joe Manchin III is West Virginia's 34th Governor. He was born and raised in the little coal town of Farmington, West Virginia where he learned at a very young age the value of commitment - commitment not only to his family, but to his community and neighbors as well. From his grandfather, an immigrant from Italy and the town grocer, he inherited a head for business, while from his grandmother, a virtual one-woman social services agency, he discovered his heart for people.