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   John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985). Rockefeller moved to Emmons, West Virginia, to serve as a VISTA worker in 1964 and ...

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3. apnews.com › general-news-united-states-congressUS Sen. Jay Rockefeller heads into retirement | AP News

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   Jan 3, 2015 · John D. Rockefeller IV — universally known as Jay — was born in New York City in 1937. His father, John D. Rockefeller III, was a well-known philanthropist. Uncles Winthrop (Arkansas) and Nelson (New York) were Republican governors. Another uncle, David Rockefeller, ran Chase Manhattan Bank. Jay Rockefeller took a different path.

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   Jay Rockefeller is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia for five consecutive terms from 1985 to 2015. He had initially moved to Emmons, West Virginia in 1964 for public service as a 'Volunteers in Service to America' (VISTA) worker and was elected to public office as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1966.

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6. www.seattletimes.com › nation-world › sen-jaySen. Jay Rockefeller to retire after 5 terms | The Seattle Times

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   Jan 11, 2013 · After nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia said Friday he was ready to retire, calling his unrelenting fight to protect the nation’s coal miners one ...

7. www.yahoo.com › news › why-senator-jay-rockefellersWhy Senator Jay Rockefeller's Retirement Is a Big Deal - Yahoo

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   Jan 11, 2013 · Brian Resnick. January 11, 2013. With the announcement Friday of Jay Rockefeller's retirement from the Senate, an era of American politics comes to a close. As National Journal 's Matthew Cooper ...

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8. www.wvencyclopedia.org › articles › 110e-WV | Jay Rockefeller - wvencyclopedia.org

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   Jay Rockefeller. John Davison ‘‘Jay’’ Rockefeller IV became West Virginia’s 29th governor in 1977. Rockefeller, whose great-grandfather was at one time considered the richest man in the world, was born in New York City, June 18, 1937. At the age of 12, he enrolled at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he became interested ...

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   Who is Jay Rockefeller?

   • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Jay Rockefeller and West Virginia were an odd mix at first — a Harvard-educated native New Yorker from one of the nation’s richest families arriving in one of the poorest states. Through a half century of public service, he made it work.

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   Is Jay Rockefeller ready to retire?

   • After nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia said Friday he was ready to retire, calling his unrelenting fight to protect the nation’s coal miners one of his proudest achievements.

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   Who is John Davison 'Jay' Rockefeller IV?

   • John Davison 'Jay' Rockefeller IV was born on June 18, 1937 at New York Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, to John Davison Rockefeller III and Blanchette Ferry Hooker. He is a grandson of financier and philanthropist, John Davison Rockefeller Jr., and a great-grandson of business magnet and philanthropist John Davison Rockefeller Sr.

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   How did Jay Rockefeller become a Democrat?

   • Jay Rockefeller took a different path. At 27 he moved to the mining community of Emmons in 1964 to participate in the anti-poverty Volunteers in Service to America program. Two years later, he broke from his family’s Republican tradition and was elected to the state House of Delegates as a Democrat.

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   Who is Jay Rockefeller related to?

   • Jay Rockefeller, who was a Republican before, is related to several Republican Party supporters and former officeholders including David Rockefeller, Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. See the events in life of Jay Rockefeller in Chronological Order

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   When did Jay Rockefeller become Secretary of State?

   • In 1964-65, under President Lyndon B. Johnson, he continued public service in VISTA, during which time he moved to Emmons, West Virginia. After switching to the Democratic Party, Jay Rockefeller was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1966, and two years later, to the office of West Virginia Secretary of State.

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    Jun 22, 2015 · Why would the heir to one of the nation’s largest family fortunes would come to one of the poorest states in the nation - and stay? This documentary traces t...

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