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Scholars Diane Blair and Jay L. Barth continue: "As long as Rockefeller led the Arkansas Republicans, the party had a progressive, reformist cast, and those whom Rockefeller had brought into the party continued to dominate party offices and shape presidential preferences until 1980," [5] when the nomination and election of Ronald Reagan of ...
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).
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 45.26%: Arkansas. In Arkansas, Dale Bumpers was re-elected to another two-year term in a landslide. Arkansas had two-year terms for ...
On June 4, 1983, Rockefeller married Lisenne Dudderar, an administrative assistant with the Arkansas Nature Conservancy. They had four sons: William Gordon Rockefeller (born 1986), who serves as managing director of Bank OZK, as well as on the leadership team of Rockefeller Capital Management and a variety of profit and nonprofit boards. [7]
Governor Rockefeller may refer to: Jay Rockefeller (born 1937), 29th Governor of West Virginia, nephew of Nelson Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller. Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), 49th Governor of New York, brother of Winthrop Rockefeller. Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973), 37th Governor of Arkansas
Former classmates pitched the virtues of living in the Triangle, while friends in the office of former U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller promoted NCSSM’s academic accomplishments.
The 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, when incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller defeated former speaker [1] of the Arkansas House of Representatives Marion Crank by a small margin. Rockefeller was first elected in 1966, and was the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction. This was the first time ...