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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jay Rockefeller |
| Address | 405 Capitol Street, Suite 308
Charleston, West Virginia 25301, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
June 18, 1937 |
| Died |
Still Living
(87 years) |
| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 11, 2022 10:08pm |
| Tags |
Married - Presbyterian - Straight -
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| Info | John Davison Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller was born on June 18, 1937. He graduated from Harvard University in 1961 with a B.A. in Far Eastern Languages and History, after having spent three years studying Japanese at International Christian University inThe Rockefeller Clan in 1970 Tokyo.
After college, Rockefeller worked for the Peace Corps in Washington, DC where he served as the operations director for their largest overseas program in the Philippines. He continued his public service in 1964-65 as a VISTA volunteer. He was then elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1966, and to the office of West Virginia Secretary of State in 1968. Following his term as Secretary of State, he served as President of West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1973 to 1976.
The people of West Virginia then elected him to be Governor in1976 and re-elected him in 1980. In 1984, he was elected to the United States Senate, and re-elected in 1990 and 1996.
Since 1967, Rockefeller has been married to Sharon Percy with whom he has four children: John, Valerie, Charles, and Justin. He is also the proud grandfather of Laura Chandler Rockefeller and Sophia Percy Rockefeller, daughters to his son John. The Rockefellers reside in Charleston, West Virginia.
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| WV District 01 - Nov 05, 2024 |
D |
Wes Holden |
| C.I.A. Director - Mar 07, 2013 |
N |
John O. Brennan |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 |
I |
Sonia Sotomayor |
| US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 |
D |
Eric Holder |
| WV District 2- D Primary - May 13, 2008 |
D |
Anne Barth |
| WV US President - D Primary - May 13, 2008 |
D |
Barack Obama |
| US President - D Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 |
D |
Barack Obama |
| CT US Senate - Nov 07, 2006 |
D |
Ned Lamont |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 |
R |
John G. Roberts Jr. |
| WV US President - D Primary - May 11, 2004 |
D |
John F. Kerry |
| US President - D Primaries - Jun 09, 2004 |
D |
John F. Kerry |
| EPA Administrator - Oct 28, 2003 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Attorney General - Jan 20, 2001 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 |
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Sonia Sotomayor |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Feb 10, 1998 |
D |
David M. Satcher |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
D |
Stephen G. Breyer |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 |
D |
M. Joycelyn Elders |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 |
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David Souter |
| US Ambassador to Bahamas - Jul 08, 1989 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
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Anthony M. Kennedy |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
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Antonin Scalia |
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