What Is Joe Manchin’s New Independent Leadership Council?
Joe Manchin is embarking on a new initiative: a project called the Independent Leadership Council.The council—which the 78-year-old former senator is running with his daughter, Heather Manchin—will recruit and support independent candidates who are launching congressional bids. The former Senator launched the initiative at an event on Thursday, with several candidates in attendance, including California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who previously identified as a Republican but is now running a reelection campaign as an independent.“We’re not trying to start another party,” Manchin told CNN in an interview that was published on Friday.
- ▪Joe Manchin is embarking on a new initiative: a project called the Independent Leadership Council.The council—which the 78-year-old former senator is running with his daughter, Heather Manchin—will recruit and support independent candidates
- ▪The former Senator launched the initiative at an event on Thursday, with several candidates in attendance, including California Rep.
- ▪Kevin Kiley, who previously identified as a Republican but is now running a reelection campaign as an independent.“We’re not trying to start another party,” Manchin told CNN in an interview that was published on Friday.
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Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is embarking on a new initiative: a project called the Independent Leadership Council.The council—which the 78-year-old former senator is running with his daughter, Heather Manchin—will recruit and support independent candidates who are launching congressional bids. The former Senator launched the initiative at an event on Thursday, with several candidates in attendance, including California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who previously identified as a Republican but is now running a reelection campaign as an independent.“We’re not trying to start another party,” Manchin told CNN in an interview that was published on Friday. “We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to—and totally committed to—being an independent with an independent voice.
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