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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)...
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  • The Rockefeller family (/ˈrɒkəfɛlər/ ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes...
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  • John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller was born on July 12, 1979, in West Virginia, the youngest son of former West Virginia senator, Jay Rockefeller (b. 1937)...
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    Sharon Lee Percy Rockefeller (born December 10, 1944) is married to former West Virginia Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV and served as that state's...
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  • History, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and The Trust for Mutual Understanding. Rockefeller was born at Charleston, West Virginia to Jay Rockefeller and...
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    November 4. Incumbent senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fifth term in a landslide, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe who had returned from the...
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    John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans...
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  • president of the Museum of Modern Art, and wife of John D. Rockefeller III and mother of Jay Rockefeller. Blanchette Ferry Hooker was born in Manhattan in New...
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  • John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D...
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  • Commission John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937), fourth-generation, Democratic U.S. Senator for West Virginia Michael Rockefeller (1938 – c. 1961),...
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  • Messinger is also a sister of ex-West Virginia governor and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller. She has notably been a major donor to progressive political causes...
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    S. Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe. Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator Jay Wolfe, State...
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    David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase...
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    Virginia was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller was re-elected by over three quarters of the vote to a third consecutive...
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  • son of John Sr. John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), son of John Jr., grandson of John Sr. Jay Rockefeller, or John D. Rockefeller IV (born 1937), son of...
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    1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a second term. Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator John C. Yoder, former...
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    Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was the 41st vice president of the United States...
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    Goodwin was mentioned as a possible candidate to run to succeed Senator Jay Rockefeller, who chose not to run for re-election in 2014. However, Goodwin said...
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    West Virginia. Democrat Jay Rockefeller, the nephew of the then current Vice President of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, defeated Republican Cecil...
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    elections in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. Incumbent Democratic senator Jay Rockefeller decided to retire rather than run for reelection for a sixth term....
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    re-election to a fifth term, and was succeeded by West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller, who defeated Republican John Raese in one of the closer races of the...
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    Rockefeller Jr., and a great-great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. Ariana Rockefeller was born to David Rockefeller Jr...
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    entirely Democratic in just two years. Senator Jay Rockefeller, great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, sought a fifth term representing West Virginia...
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    from 2001 to 2005. He became the state's senior U.S. senator when Jay Rockefeller left office in 2015 and was West Virginia's only congressional Democrat...
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    Preceded by Jay Rockefeller Succeeded by Larry Craig In office January 3, 1997 – June 6, 2001 Preceded by Alan K. Simpson Succeeded by Jay Rockefeller Chair...
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    States Senate in 2014, intending to challenge Democratic incumbent Jay Rockefeller, who subsequently announced his retirement. Despite initial protests...
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    Moore became the first person re-elected governor in 1972, defeating Jay Rockefeller. A notable event of Moore's first term was the 1969 strike of the state's...
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    has failed to field a Senate candidate". Thune faced Democratic nominee Jay Williams, chair of the Yankton County Democratic Party. On November 8, he...
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    Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of...
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    nominee for Governor in 2013, also ran. Five-term incumbent Democrat Jay Rockefeller had been re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2008. He announced on January...
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