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SASC Member, Energy Committee Chair Manchin Won’t Seek Reelection

SASC Member, Energy Committee Chair Manchin Won’t Seek Reelection
Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) talks to a soldier from West Virginia about what he misses from home while stationed in Poland, April 11, 2023. U.S. Army Europe and Africa provides ready, combat-credible land forces to deter, and, if necessary, defeat aggression from any potential adversary in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jordan Castelan)

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a member of the Armed Services Committee and chair of the Energy Committee, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024. The decision will play a major role in Democrats efforts to retain their majority in the Senate, with the centrist Manchin now stepping out of the race in deeply red West Virginia. "After months of deliberation and long conversations with my family, I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what…

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