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Only 5 West Virginians contributed to Joe Manchin, according to campaign filing
2017-04-21
[FREEBEACON] West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D.) has collected over $550,000 for his reelection campaign this year but only $7,900 of it came from donors inside the state, his latest campaign filing shows.

Manchin, whose Senate seat is up for grabs in 2018, reported just five donors with West Virginia addresses on his April quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission, which covers the period from January 1 through March 31.

The largest contributions came from what appears to be a single family in Glenville, West Virginia. Three executives for Waco Oil and Gas--I.L. Morris, Douglas Morris, and Ian Morris--combined to give $6,400 to Manchin on March 31.

Manchin received an additional $1,000 from an executive in Charleston, and $500 from a retired woman in Huntington.

Manchin raked in far more from donors out of his state, such as $95,600 from Texas and $32,300 from New York.

Posted by:Fred

#6  How many Russians???
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2017-04-21 15:12  

#5  This is a good sign. Indicates that the locals aren't excited about his reelection, and outsiders see him as vulnerable.
Posted by: Iblis   2017-04-21 14:20  

#4  Another area where the swamp could use some draining. Only people ought to be able to contribute to campaigns, not companies. People ought to only be able to contribute to campaigns in the district they have their primary residence in, and they ought to be limited to one day's pay for the average income in the district.
Posted by: gorb   2017-04-21 12:53  

#3  Not surprising. It's a year out from 2018, there was just an expensive election cycle, and nobody knows if he's gonna stay a Donk or switch parties.
Posted by: Frank G   2017-04-21 10:11  

#2  I suspect the number is dreadfully inflated.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-21 08:51  

#1  Not to be catty, but this seems to be a question of 'who in West Virginia has money to give'.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-04-21 08:25  

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