Jay Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American Democratic politician. He served as a United States senator of West Virginia from 1985 to 2015.[1] Before becoming a U.S. Senator, he was Governor of West Virginia from 1977 to 1985.
Jay Rockefeller | |
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| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| In office January 15, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jennings Randolph |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Moore Capito |
| Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
| Succeeded by | John Thune |
| Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Succeeded by | Arlen Specter |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Succeeded by | Arlen Specter |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Alan Simpson |
| 29th Governor of West Virginia | |
| In office January 17, 1977 – January 14, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Arch A. Moore Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Arch A. Moore Jr. |
| 22nd Secretary of State of West Virginia | |
| In office January 13, 1969 – January 15, 1973 | |
| Governor | Arch Moore |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Bailey Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Heiskell |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1966–1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Davison Rockefeller IV June 18, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (1966–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (before 1966) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4, including Justin |
| Parents | John D. Rockefeller III Blanchette Ferry Hooker |
| Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) International Christian University Yale University |
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In April 1992, he was the Democratic Party's finance chairman. He considered running for president, but decided not to after asking friends and advisors. He went on to strongly endorse Bill Clinton as the Democratic candidate.[2]
He is the great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller. He is the only member of the Rockefeller family who was a government official to not be a Republican as the family dynasty are mostly left-wing Republicans.
He accused President Obama's critics of racism.[3]
On January 11, 2013, Rockefeller announced that he would not seek reelection for the United States Senate in 2014.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Jay Rockefeller". Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ↑ By R. W. Apple Jr. (1992-04-10). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The Front-Runner; Like Voters, Superdelegates Have Doubts About Clinton". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ↑ "Sen. Jay Rockefeller plays the race card". www.cbsnews.com.
- ↑ Weiner, Rachel (2013-01-11). "Jay Rockefeller won't run in 2014". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
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