Manchin to succeed Cantwell as Senate Energy panel’s top Democrat

US Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will become the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s ranking minority member when Congress reconvenes in January, it was announced on Dec. 12. He will succeed Maria E. Cantwell (D-Wash.), who has been the committee’s top Democrat since January 2015.

Nick Snow

Dec. 12, 2018

“This committee has a long history of bipartisanship that has helped propel our nation’s energy technology forward,” said Manchin, who has been a member since he was sworn to succeed the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd in November 2010 after 6 years as West Virginia’s governor.

“West Virginia is a leading energy producer and major contributor to advanced energy technologies, and I intend to ensure this progress is continued,” Manchin said.

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NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.