Key facts
- Rockefeller spent three decades in the US Senate, the report said.
- In the Senate he sought expanded healthcare for the poor, the report said.
- He criticized President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, the report said.
- Rockefeller came from one of America's most famous and wealthiest families, the report said.
John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, who served three decades in the US Senate, died on November 6, 2026 at age 89, the Washington Post reported.
Rockefeller came from one of America's most famous and wealthiest families. In the Senate he sought expanded healthcare for the poor and criticized President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, according to the report.
The report, carried by Reuters, gave no cause of death and named no surviving family members.