Biden Names Wife of Pivotal Democratic Senator for Federal Post
- Gayle Manchin has served in state education, arts roles
- Senator Manchin has emerged as a key swing vote in the chamber
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President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gayle Conelly Manchin -- an educator and the wife of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin -- to a regional economic development position after the lawmaker has emerged as a key swing vote in the chamber.
The White House said Friday that Gayle Manchin is Biden’s pick for federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, an economic development partnership between the federal government and 13 states, including West Virginia, where the senator and his wife reside.