Kit Bond is a Republican Senator from the State of Missouri. Preceded by Thomas Eagleton, Bond took office in 1987. Before becoming a Senator, he was the Governor of the state he represents from 1981 to 1985.
Fast Facts:
- Born: March 6, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri
- Assumed Office: January 6, 1987
- Alma Mater: Princeton University
- Spouse: Linda Bond
- Previous Profession: Attorney
- Youngest Governor in the history of Missouri
- Full name: Christopher Samuel Bond
Positions
- In 2008, voted to prohibit minors to cross state lines for abortions.
- Voted for an additional $10.2 billion towards education.
- Against banning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling.
- Voted against targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010.
- Against redeploying non-essential U.S. troops out of Iraq.
- Voted for the Iraq War in 2002.
- Voted for declaring English as the official language of the U.S. Government.
Floor Statements
- Official Site:
- "Introduction of the Trails Act Technical Correction Act" (September 24, 2007)
- "Iraq War and FISA Modernization (September 19, 2007)
- "Cross-Border Trucking Project" (September 11, 2007)
- "Transportation-Housing & Urban Development Appropriations Bill" (Sep. 10, 2007)
- "Intelligence on al-Qaida"(September 10, 2007)
- "Iraq and Upcoming Petreaus Report" (September 6, 2007)
- "Bond Iraq Floor Speech on DOD Reauthorization" (July 11, 2007)
Kit Bond Timeline
1939, March 6: Born
1956: Graduated Deerfield Academy
1960: Graduated Princeton University
1963: Graduated University of Virginia School of Law
1963-1964: Served as a law clerk
1964-1967: Practiced law at Covington & Burling LLP
1968: Ran for Congress
1969: Assistant Attorney General to Attorney General John Danforth
1970: Missouri State Auditor
1976: Rescended the Extermination Order against "Mormons"
1980: Re-elected Governor of Missouri
1987: Assumed U.S. Senate office
1992: Re-elected to the U.S. Senate
1998: Re-elected to the U.S. Senate
2004: Re-elected to the U.S. Senate
- This page was created by Margie, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original)and curated by Susan.
If you'd like to help us create the best spam free search results on the Internet, apply to be a Part Time Guide!</em>