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Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator, died at 89
The detail
He died Thursday night at his home in Washington
The detail
He was the only Democrat and last member of his family's political dynasty
The detail
He served two terms as governor and 30 years as a U.S. senator
How it unfolded
1964: Rockefeller arrived in West Virginia as a worker in an anti-poverty program · 1966: Elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat · 1972: Lost governor's race to Republican Arch A. Moore Jr. · 1973: Became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College · 1976: Won landslide victory over Cecil Underwood in governor's race · 1984: Won U.S. Senate seat after Jennings Randolph's retirement · 2014: Gave farewell speech from the Senate floor on Dec. 4 · 2015: Retired from the U.S. Senate
By the numbers
89 age at death · $150 million inherited fortune · $21 million personal campaign spending · $9 million 1984 Senate race spending · $2 billion Toyota plant value