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Jay Rockefeller smiling in his official Senate portrait, wearing glasses, a dark suit and a blue tie

Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and senator, dies at 89

The Rockefeller heir came to West Virginia as an antipoverty volunteer in 1964, served two terms as governor and spent 30 years in the U.S. Senate.

November 6, 2026 · 3 min read