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

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-06T19:51:36.000Z

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John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, former Democratic governor and senator from West Virginia, has died at the age of 89 at his home in Washington. He wrote the law that created the CHIP children's health insurance program and chaired the Senate Commerce Committee. No cause of death has been reported.

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