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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—West VirginiaJohn Davison IV (Jay) ROCKEFELLER
(1937-Â )
Senate Years of Service:
1985-Party: DemocratROCKEFELLER, John Davison IV
(Jay), (nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, great-grandson
of Nelson Aldrich, and son-in-law of Charles Harting Percy), a
Senator from West Virginia; born in New York City, June 18, 1937;
graduated, Phillips Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1954; graduated, Harvard
University 1961; VISTA volunteer, Emmons, W. Va., 1964-1966;
member, West Virginia house of delegates 1966-1968; secretary of
State of West Virginia 1968-1972; president, West Virginia Wesleyan
College 1973-1976; Governor of West Virginia 1977-1985; elected as
a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984 and began service on
January 15, 1985; reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008
for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs (One Hundred Third Congress, One Hundred
Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3,
2003]), Select Committee on Intellegence (One Hundred Tenth
Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (One
Hundred Eleventh and One Hundred Twelfth Congresses); vice-chair,
Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth Congress).
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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