John Davison IV (Jay) ROCKEFELLER, Congress, WV (1937)

ROCKEFELLER John Davison IV (Jay) , 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, and served from January 15, 1985, to 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 Intelligence (One Hundred Tenth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (One Hundred Eleventh to One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses); vice-chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 2014.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present