SENATE INTELLIGENCE
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
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Rockefeller, 69, was elected to the Senate in 1984 and became vice chairman of the intelligence committee three years ago. He voted for the Iraq war resolution but later said he regretted it.
He joined with outgoing intelligence chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) to issue a searing report about the CIA's intelligence gathering prior to the Iraq invasion.
Many say Rockefeller's biggest legislative achievement was a 1992 law that forced coal companies to pay for health care trust funds for retired miners and their widows. He pushed the law through despite fierce opposition from Western coal states.
Rockefeller, the great-grandson of the founder of Standard Oil, was born into great privilege in New York. He went to West Virginia with Volunteers in Service to America and stayed, getting elected to the state legislature. He served two terms as governor before his election to the Senate.
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