Capitalism Institute··Sunday, November 8, 2026, 12:02 AM

Jay Rockefeller, oil dynasty heir and longtime West Virginia Democrat, dies at 89

Jay Rockefeller, the oil dynasty heir who spent three decades expanding government health programs as a West Virginia Democrat, has died at 89. NY Post reported that John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV died Friday at his home in Washington. His family did not provide a cause of death. The five-term U.S. senator and two-term West

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