I have been wanting to discuss Rockefeller & am borrowing from his Wiki page -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_RockefellerUnder his governorship, the university grew from 29 campuses and 38,000 full-time students to 72 campuses and 232,000 full-time students. Other accomplishments included more than quadrupling state aid to primary and secondary schools; providing the first state financial support for educational television; and requiring special education for children with disabilities in public schools.
He raised $300 million for acquisition of park and forest land and he built/started 55 new state parks. Rockefeller initiated studies of environmental issues, such as loss of agricultural land through development—an issue now characterized as "sprawl. By 1973, the Rockefeller administration had completed or started over 88,000 units of housing for limited income families and the aging. He proposed the first statewide minimum wage law in the U.S. which was increased five times during his administration. In 1972, he vetoed another bill that would have restored the abortion ban.
Very progressive politician for his time & should be admired for some of his work. And he actually proposed a version of universal healthcare in the 70's
