Former U.S. Senator and West Virginia governor Jay Rockefeller dies at 89
Jay Rockefeller died at age 89 at his Washington home on Friday. The former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator was a member of the influential Rockefeller dynasty. He served in the Senate for 30 years and was the great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller.
- Jay Rockefeller died at age 89.
- Jay Rockefeller served as governor of West Virginia.
- Rockefeller was a great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller.
- Rockefeller was elected to the state House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1966.
- The Children’s Health Insurance Program was authored by Rockefeller in 1997.
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