# Jay Rockefeller, last of his family’s political dynasty, dies at 89

https://mins.news/en/item/132786

- CNN, 2026-11-06 17:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/06/politics/jay-rockefeller-former-west-virginia-senator?Date=20261106&Profile=CNN

> Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty and its only Democrat, served as West Virginia governor and later as a longtime US senator. He was 89.

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