Jay Rockefeller

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John Davison Jay Rockefeller IV (born June 18 1937) 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 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.

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active years end date

1968-12-01, 1985-01-14, 1995-01-03, 2001-01-20, 2003-01-03, 2009-01-03

active years start date

1966-12-01, 1977-01-17, 1985-01-15, 1993-01-03, 2001-01-03, 2001-06-06, 2007-01-03, 2009-01-03

alma mater

Harvard College

associate

Joe Manchin

birth date

1937-06-18

birth place

New York City, United States, New York

child

Justin Rockefeller

governor

Arch A. Moore Jr.

occupation

Politician

order in office

Member of the, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, West Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd Secretary of State of West Virginia, 29th Governor of West Virginia, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation

party

Democratic Party (United States)

religion

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

residence

Charleston West Virginia, West Virginia, United States

spouse

Sharon Percy Rockefeller

successor

Arch A. Moore Jr., Alan K. Simpson, Arlen Specter