Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime US senator, has died. He was 89.
John Rockefeller, a former West Virginia senator is shown during a news conference about funding for the Federal Aviation Administration at the US Capitol August 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime US senator, has died. He was 89.
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington, DC, said Mary Stewart, vice president for external affairs at WETA, the public broadcasting station where Rockefeller’s wife, Sharon, serves as president and CEO.
