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James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999 and a member of the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011.
Bunning, who became the first Hall of Famer to serve in Congress, representing Kentucky in the U.S. Senate, died at the age of 85, his son said Saturday.
In early 2009, incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, who won reelection by a surprisingly narrow margin in 2004, said he would need to raise $10 million for his re-election campaign. [3] However, NRSC chairman John Cornyn pressured Bunning to retire due to concerns that he could lose a reelection bid. [4]
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning narrowly won re-election to a second term over Democratic State Senator Daniel Mongiardo. This election was the first time since 1962 that an incumbent Republican senator won re-election to this seat.
The Senate failed to pass a $10 billion measure that would extend unemployment benefits that are set to expire for 1.1 million Americans this weekend. ... Kentucky's Republican Sen. Jim Bunning ...
Millions of Americans who receive unemployment benefits and rely on government subsidies to pay health insurance premiums are breathing a little easier after a lone U.S. senator finally gave in ...
Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # Vacant: June 1, 1792 – June 18, 1792 Kentucky elected its senators a couple of weeks after statehood. 1 2nd: 1 Kentucky elected its senators a couple of weeks after statehood. June 1, 1792 – June 18, 1792 Vacant: 1 John Brown: Anti-Admin ...
The Senate voted earlier this week to extend unemployment benefits, allowing Sen. Jim Bunning to watch college basketball in peace and the jobless to collect benefits while looking for work.