Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) looks on during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing as lawmakers in the U.S. Congress struggle to reach a deal to head off a looming partial government shutdown less than two weeks away on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2023.
REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S.
Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024.
"I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for re-election to the United States Senate, but what I will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together," Manchin said in a statement.
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