Joe Manchin gets a GOP challenger for his West Virginia Senate seat
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va., faces a new challenger to his seat in 2024 in Rep. Alex Mooney, R, W.Va., who could give West Virginia two U.S. senators for the first time since 1958.
Mooney announced his challenge in a radio interview on MetroNews Talkline on Tuesday morning. He became the first Hispanic congressman to represent West Virginia when he assumed office in 2015. Previously, he worked as a chair of the Maryland Republican Party, where he represented a western district. Patrick Hauf is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
Manchin drew national attention when he announced his opposition to Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which needed his vote to pass in the Senate. He continued negotiations with the White House as the bill evolved into the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed thanks to his vote.