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Former WV US Sen. Rockefeller, ‘a compassionate, decent, and true leader,’ dies at 89

States Newsroom · November 6, 2026

Jay Rockefeller, a former West Virginia governor and a five-term U.S. senator representing the state, died Friday at the age of 89. A native of New York and heir to the Rockefeller family fortune, Rockefeller first came to West Virginia as an anti-poverty worker in 1964 . He was elected to the House of Delegates in…

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Former WV US Sen. Rockefeller, ‘a compassionate, decent, and true leader,’ dies at 89

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