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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey FRS (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. [1] Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation .
Early in the campaign, Warner called for Manchin, as a centrist Democrat, to endorse President George W. Bush for re-election over his Democratic rival John Kerry. [14] Manchin's campaign spokesperson responded that Manchin backed "the Democratic nominee". [14] The two main candidates faced each other in three debates and one town hall meeting.
He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Paula Jean Swearengin. Swearengin is an activist and coal miner's daughter who was supported by former members of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign. She criticized Manchin for voting with Republicans and supporting Trump's policies. [71] [72] Manchin won the primary with 70% of the vote.
Manchin, 76, served as West Virginia governor from 2005 to 2010, when he won a special election to fill a Senate seat left vacant by the death of legendary Democrat Robert Byrd. Manchin won a full ...
Manchin, 76, has often been at odds with the Democratic Party and an obstacle to many of President Joe Biden’s legislative priorities. Manchin has served in the Senate since 2010 and is the ...
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Lieberman left the Democratic Party after losing the Democratic primary for re-election. Technically, he ran under the party named Connecticut for Lieberman but he himself never officially joined that party. He called himself an Independent Democrat after winning re-election. [33] [34] Joe Manchin: West Virginia: May 31, 2024: 118th: Democratic ...
Manchin is characterized as a moderate to conservative senator. His noted opposition to several issues within the Democratic Party agenda—including access to abortion, firearm regulation, and anti-business legislation—have garnered him criticism from within the party, although he has supported a majority of Joe Biden's nominations [3] and voted with him nearly 89% of the time, according to ...