Joe Manchin, a steadfast, outspoken, and often controversial advocate of political centrism during a time of extraordinary polarization, served as U.S. Senator from West Virginia for 15 years (2010- 2025). He also served as West Virginia’s governor from 2005 to 2010.

His new book is Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense (2025), a New York Times bestseller that presents his plan “to tame the anger, bitterness, intolerance, and tribalism that have infected our political system.” The book is replete with stories of his complicated relationships with two presidents: Trump and Biden. He writes, “I have watched the Democratic Party leave me and my state, and I have watched the Republican Party lose itself to one man.”

Joe Manchin, in conversation with Paul Grondahl
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23
Page Hall - University at Albany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue
Albany NY 12203

Free and open to the public.
Books will be available for sale.
A signing will follow the conversation.

More at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/joemanchin

Since retiring from the Senate, he has shifted his focus to building Americans Together, an organization he founded with his daughter to develop support for centrist politicians and candidates.