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FILE · R000361
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John D. Rockefeller, IV

Senator for West Virginia · Democrat

Born 1937

Democrat · WV Senate 1985–2015
9,554votes cast 94.6%attendance 92.8%party loyalty 15congresses served
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John D. Rockefeller, IV

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 2880 · I Teach Act of 2014 September 18, 2014 · In committee
  • S. 2799 · Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act September 11, 2014 · Out of committee
  • S. 2777 · Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 September 8, 2014 · Out of committee
  • S. 2757 · America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reaut… July 31, 2014 · In committee
  • S. 2559 · Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 June 26, 2014 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
5 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateWest VirginiaDemocratJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2015
SenateWest VirginiaDemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2009
SenateWest VirginiaDemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 2003
SenateWest VirginiaDemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
SenateWest VirginiaDemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 113th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 2338: Became Public Law No: 113-280.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 1353: Became Public Law No: 113-274.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1345 (Senate Vote 366 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1345 (Senate Vote 365 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 5771 (Senate Vote 364 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1986 (Senate Vote 363 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 2123 (Senate Vote 362 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 2123 (Senate Vote 361 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1996 (Senate Vote 360 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1996 (Senate Vote 359 (113th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 12 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 140 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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We have not found a public court record that clearly names this person in their official role, matches the dates they held office, and comes from a court we can follow. That does not mean no case exists. It means we have no qualifying record to show here.

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026