Manchin’s recent tax payments delayed, records show.
Sen. Joe Manchin Faces Late Tax Payments
According to a recent report, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been late in making payments on taxes he owed on real estate and personal property in recent years. Last week, Manchin paid off $700 in back taxes to Marion County, West Virginia, covering the past three years. In 2020, he also paid $630 in back tax payments to the same county for payments he owed from 2016, 2017, and 2018. Some of these payments included interest or fines and dated back as far as 2009.
A spokesperson for Manchin stated, “Like most West Virginians, Senator Manchin has always paid every tax bill he’s received in full, and any lapse in payment has been quickly rectified as soon as he has been made aware.”
However, some critics have seized on this issue. Tate Mitchell, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said, “Joe Manchin voted to raise West Virginians’ taxes with the Inflation Reduction Act but can’t be bothered to pay his own. Manchin’s hypocrisy knows no limits.”
Reelection Challenges and Unsettled Debts
Manchin, a centrist Democrat in ruby-red West Virginia, is facing a tough reelection in 2024. Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) and Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) have already announced their intentions to challenge Manchin. However, Manchin has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection.
Interestingly, Manchin is not the only candidate dealing with unsettled debts. Gov. Jim Justice has faced allegations that his family business hadn’t paid its debts, including fines for environmental violations. In 2020, a ProPublica report revealed that Justice’s companies were involved in over 600 lawsuits in more than two dozen states. The Department of Justice also sued 13 coal companies owned by the governor’s son, alleging environmental violations.
Furthermore, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and his wife Connie Schultz have also faced late tax bill payments on their Cleveland home at least seven times since 2013. Brown is also facing a tough reelection as Republicans aim to target his seat in the 2024 election.
It seems that late tax payments have become a recurring issue among some Senate Democrats, adding another layer of complexity to their political challenges.
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