Jay Rockefeller dies at 89
The gist
Former West Virginia governor and five-term U.S. senator Jay Rockefeller, heir to the Rockefeller oil fortune, died at 89.
His death closes a five-decade public career that reshaped health coverage for children.
How it unfolded
- 1964Moved to Emmons, West Virginia, to serve as a Volunteers in Service to America worker, serving in the program from 1964 to 1966.
- 1966Elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates two years after arriving in the state.
- 1984Elected to the first of his five six-year Senate terms representing West Virginia, after two terms as governor.
Key terms
- Volunteers in Service to America
- A national service program founded in 1965 to fight poverty in America, later part of AmeriCorps.
- healthcare overhaul law
- A U.S. federal health care law enacted in 2010 that expanded insurance coverage and overhauled healthcare regulation.
Source: Wikipedia