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Jay Rockefeller
Politician
Male
Born
Jun 18, 1937
Age
75
Hometown
New York City, Ne...
Political Party
Democratic Party ...
Religion
Presbyterian Chur...
Alma Mater
Harvard College
Other Names
John Davison Rock...
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985. Rockefeller moved to Emmons, West… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1937
Birth
Born on June 18, 1937.
TEENAGE
1955
18 Years Old
Jay Rockefeller graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1955 and from Harvard College in 1961 with an A.B. in Far Eastern Languages and History, after having spent three years studying Japanese at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
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TWENTIES
1964
27 Years Old
Rockefeller moved to Emmons, West Virginia to serve as a VISTA worker in 1964, and was first elected to public office in the state, as a member of the House of Delegates, in 1966.
1966
29 Years Old
He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1966, and to the office of West Virginia Secretary of State in 1968.
THIRTIES
1968
31 Years Old
Rockefeller was later elected Secretary of State in 1968 and was president of West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1973 to 1976.
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1972
35 Years Old
He won the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1972, but was defeated in the general election by the Republican incumbent Governor Arch Moore.
1973
36 Years Old
Rockefeller then served as president of West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1973 to 1976.
1976
39 Years Old
Rockefeller was elected Governor of West Virginia in 1976 and re-elected in 1980.
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FORTIES
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He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985.
FIFTIES
1990
53 Years Old
Rockefeller was re-elected in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008 by substantial margins.
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1992
55 Years Old
In April 1992, he was the Democratic Party's finance chairman and considered running for the presidency, but pulled out after consulting with friends and advisers.
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1993
56 Years Old
In 1993, Rockefeller became the principal Senate supporter, with Ted Kennedy, behind Bill and Hillary Clinton's sweeping health care reform package, liaising closely with the First Lady, even opening up his mansion in Rock Creek Park for its first strategy meeting.
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1995
58 Years Old
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Former President Bill Clinton, a friend of Rockefeller's; and the Clinton family vacationed at the ranch in August 1995.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2005
68 Years Old
In November 2005 during a TV interview, Rockefeller stated: "I took a trip in January 2002 to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, and I told each of the heads of state that it was my view that George Bush had already made up his mind to go to war against Iraq, that that was a predetermined set course that had taken shape shortly after 9/11."
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In July 2007, Senator Rockefeller announced that he planned to introduce legislation before the August Congressional recess that would give the FCC the power to regulate TV violence.
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On February 29, 2008, he endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States, citing Obama's judgment on the Iraq war and national security issues, and calling him the right candidate to lead America during a time of instability at home and abroad.
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On April 1, 2009, Rockefeller introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - S.773 (full text) before Congress.
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In February 2010, regarding President Obama, Rockefeller said: "He says 'I'm for clean coal,' and then he says it in his speeches, but he doesn't say it in here, "And he doesn't say it in the minds of my own people.
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On June 1, 2011, Rockefeller sponsored the fourth West Virginia Homeland Security Summit and Expo.
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