Michael Koch Rockefeller

**Early Life**

**Michael Koch Rockefeller** was born on January 7th, 1957 to Dianne and Albert Rockefeller Sr. in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the younger sibling of former Navy Captain Albert Rockefeller Jr. When Michael Rockefeller was 4 years old, he and his family moved to New York City. He attended PS 253 in Brooklyn, and eventually went to Stuyvesant High School after excelling in all of his classes. From there, he attended Princeton University, and earned a Law Degree, graduating at the age of 24.

**Time as Attorney General**

After serving for 7 years as an attorney, he was appointed as the Attorney General of New York due to his connections with the current Governor. However, soon after his appointment, his brother, Albert Rockefeller Jr, was killed in a drunk driving accident during his time off-duty. For the next few years, his life remained in a tragic state, even with his honorable position. His father passed away soon from old age, and his mother committed suicide, being unable to deal with the heartbreak. At the age of 33, he had lost most of his close family members, but persevered through his state of depression and continued serving as Attorney General until he was 36 years old.

***Family Life and Candidacy for Governor***

After being pressured for several years by his close friends, and with the previous Governor of New York leaving office, he had decided to announce his candidacy for Governor. The young, charming and charismatic figure easily won over the GOP, which he had joined earlier in the year. Rockefeller also became engaged to Valeria Koch during this period. At 37, Michael Rockefeller won in a landslide victory against his opponent, Daniel Sigurdsson.

**Time in the Gubernational Field**

As Rockefeller took office, New York began to reach unseen levels of prosperity. The GDP per capita soared, and new infrastructure was created, as well as many new jobs. Despite New York reaching unprecedented records in living standards, the Governor's bad luck began to catch up to him once again, and personal tragedy soon struck. Mrs. Koch died in childbirth, and Jacob Rockefeller, the newborn baby of the couple, passed away from pneumonia. MKR ended his time as Governor, not seeking a second term. He could not serve with everything going on in his life.

**Current Status**

After dealing with his crippling depression for over a year, Rockefeller once again began to campaign for a position politically- this time for the gubernational seat of the North. He announced his candidacy, running primarily against Blake Villeneuve, an NFL Hockey Player. While a debate was planned, it did not occur for unknown reasons. Both sides campaigned hard, angrily calling out each other, though in the end, Rockefeller won by 4-6 points. He served for Governor of the North, fiercely dealing with the Economic Crash of 2001, as the North was hit hardest by the crisis. As the North was slowly recovering, another horrific event struck, as on September 23rd, 2001, South Korean Extremists attacked the AON center in Chicago. 9 people were killed. MKR was set to attend the terrible event's site, but, while on his way, he was involved in a car crash, and his assistant, Evan Jaxon, died upon impact. Rockefeller was taken to a hospital in Indiana while in a coma, taking 3 weeks to recover. He returned to his position as Governor, where, until early 2002, he remained as Governor. He later exposed a plot to overthrow the GOP by Fred Thule and other conspirators. During this time, he appointed William Vanderbilt as Attorney General of the North, and later as Lieutenant Governor. A few weeks later, though, he was nominated as a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, where he is serving until now.