U.S. · POLITICS · NOV 6, 10:37 AM ET
Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89
Reported by 31 outlets in the past day, including PBS News, ABC News, CBS News.
1What happened
Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died ABC News ↗
2Also reported
The rare Democrat in a fabled family of wealthy Republicans, he served 30 years as senator and helped bring health insurance to millions of low-income children. The New York Times ↗
Sources
- Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89 ↗PBS News
- Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator, dies at 89 ↗ABC News
- Jay Rockefeller, former governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89 ↗CBS News
- John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89 ↗The New York Times
- Former US Senator and West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller dies at 89 ↗Fox News
- Jay Rockefeller, longtime US senator and former West Virginia governor, dies at 89 ↗WCHS