Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's wife has been hospitalized after a car accident in Alabama, his office said in a statement.
Manchin is not seeking re-election in 2024, but he represented West Virginia for three terms starting in 2010 after the death of longtime Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd, and is currently a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He serves as the head. On Tuesday he announced His wife Gail was injured in a car accident while on an official trip. (Related: Joe Manchin announces he will not seek re-election in 2024)
“My wife, Gayle, and colleague, Guy Rand, were in a car accident on their way from the airport to a hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, to attend an Appalachian Regional Committee event scheduled for today,” Manchin said. said in a statement. “Her condition is stable and she will remain for several days as a precautionary measure.”
Manchin says his wife, Gayle, was in a car accident and is in the hospital in “stable condition.” pic.twitter.com/YlLY2bdzlm
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Gayle Manchin is the committee's federal co-chair named in the statement.she was nominated and appointed President Joe Biden will take on this role in the Senate in 2021 give Advice and consent by voice vote.
The commission in question seeks to promote economic development in the Appalachian Mountain region. Gayle Manchin's other co-chair is Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat.
Gayle Manchin is a teacher by profession and has held several government and public positions. She served as First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 during her husband's tenure as governor, and then provided He served as the state's Secretary of Education and the Arts under the administration of incumbent Republican Governor Jim Justice. running For Manchin's seat in 2024.
Gayle, 76, has been married to Joe Manchin since 1967 and has three adult children with him. Her husband is rumored to be considering running for president in 2024 under the banner of the centrist party No Labels.
Manchin's office did not respond to a request for comment.
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