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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).
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Jan 3, 2015 · US Sen. Jay Rockefeller heads into retirement. By JOHN RABY. Updated 1:55 PM PDT, January 3, 2015. 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.
Jay Rockefeller is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia for five consecutive terms from 1985 to 2015.
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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...
Sep 26, 2021 · CNN — We were raised in coal country, about two hours south of Sen. Joe Manchin’s hometown, with a commitment to public service. Like Sen. Manchin, our father, five-term Sen. Jay Rockefeller,...
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Jay Rockefeller (b. June 18, 1937, in New York City, N.Y.) was a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of West Virginia. Rockefeller was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and served until 2015. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Rockefeller served as the Governor of West Virginia, West Virginia Secretary of State and in ...
After his second term as governor, a time in which the state plunged into a deep recession, Rockefeller was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and reelected four times. As a senator, he continued to emphasize economic development, and was successful in persuading Toyota to build a plant in Putnam County.
