On Thursday, former West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin was sworn in as the 13th federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
Manchin was nominated by President Joe Biden.
She is the first ARC federal co-chair from West Virginia.
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