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James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Bunning pitched in the Major Leagues for 17 seasons, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career strikeouts in Major League history; he is currently 17th. Bunning pitched a perfect game in 1964 against the New York Mets, a feat that has been accomplished only twenty times in Major League history. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
After retiring from baseball, Bunning returned to his native northern Kentucky and was subsequently elected to the city council, and then the state senate, in which he served as minority leader. In 1986, Bunning was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district, and served in the House from 1987 to 1999. He was elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky in 1998 and has served there since 1999 as the Republican junior U.S. Senator. Bunning is currently the fifth oldest U.S. Senator and the oldest Republican in the Senate. In July 2009, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010, citing difficulty in raising campaign funds.
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Education and family
Bunning was born in Southgate, Kentucky, the son of Gladys (née Best) and Louis Aloysius Bunning.[1] He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1949[2] and later received a bachelor's degree in economics from Xavier University.
In 1952, Bunning married Mary Catherine Theis. They had five daughters and four sons. One of Bunning's sons, David L. Bunning, is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Major League Baseball career
Bunning's first game as a major league pitcher was on July 20, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers, after having toiled in the minor leagues 1950–1954 and part of the 1955 season, when the Tigers club described him as having "an excellent curve ball, a confusing delivery and a sneaky fast ball".[3] Bunning pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1955–63). He then went to the Philadelphia Phillies (1964–67), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968 to mid-1969), and finished the 1969 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bunning then returned to the Phillies in 1970 and retired in 1971. He wore uniform number 15 on the 1955 Tigers, and then switched to 14 in 1956 for the rest of his time with Detroit. He stayed with number 14 on his jersey with the Phillies and Pirates. When he was traded to the Dodgers in 1969 he wore number 17. The Phillies retired his number 14 jersey in 2001 after his election to the Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bunning is remembered for his role in the pennant race of 1964, in which the Phillies held a commanding lead in the National League for most of the season, eventually losing the title to the St. Louis Cardinals. Manager Gene Mauch used Bunning and fellow hurler Chris Short heavily down the stretch, and the two became visibly fatigued as September wore on. The collapse of the 1964 Phillies remains one of the most infamous in baseball history. With a six and a half game lead as late as September 21, they lost 10 games in a row to finish tied for second place.
Bunning would routinely shake off catchers' pitch signs that he knew to be signaled into the game from the dugout by Mauch. This would have the effect of irritating Mauch, who broadly applied the practice of signalling pitches from the dugout to his catchers at a time when this was not typically done.[4]
Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox. His second, for the Philadelphia Phillies, was a perfect game, which came against the New York Mets on June 21, 1964, Father's Day.[2] Bunning's perfect game was the first in the National League in 84 years. He is one of only six pitchers to throw both a perfect game and an additional no-hitter, the others being Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Addie Joss, Cy Young, and Mark Buehrle.[2] He is also one of only five players to throw a no-hitter in both leagues. He played in the All-Star Games in 1957,[2] 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1966. He is also tenth on the list of pitchers who have hit batsmen during their career.
On August 2, 1959, Bunning struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 5–4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Bunning became the fifth American League pitcher and the 10th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-pitch/three-strikeout half-inning. Bunning's 2,855 career strikeouts put him in second place on the all-time list at the time of his retirement, behind only Walter Johnson.[5] His mark was later surpassed by a number of other pitchers, and he is currently 17th all-time.
In 1996 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee.
Career stats
| Wins | Losses | PCT | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | Hits | ER | R | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 224 | 184 | .549 | 3.27 | 591 | 519 | 151 | 16 | 3,760.1 | 3,433 | 1,366 | 1,527 | 372 | 1,000 | 2,855 | 1.179 |
Political career
Bunning is one of the Senate's most conservative members, gaining high marks from several conservative interest groups. He was ranked by National Journal as the second-most conservative United States Senator in their March 2007 conservative/liberal rankings, after Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC).[6]
Local and state positions
First elected to office in 1977, Bunning served two years on the city council of Fort Thomas, Kentucky before running for and winning a seat in the Kentucky Senate as a Republican. He was elected minority leader by his Republican colleagues, a rare feat for a freshman legislator.
Bunning was the Republican candidate for governor in 1983. He and his running mate Eugene P. Stuart lost in the general election to Democrat Martha Layne Collins.
House of Representatives
In 1986, Bunning won the Republican nomination in Kentucky's 4th District, based in Kentucky's share of the Cincinnati metro area, after 10-term incumbent Republican Gene Snyder retired. He won easily in the fall and was reelected five more times without serious opposition in what was considered the most Republican district in Kentucky. After the Republicans gained control of the House in 1995, Bunning served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security until 1999.
First Senate term
In 1998, Senate Minority Whip Wendell Ford decided to retire after 24 years in the Senate—the longest term in Kentucky history. Bunning won the Republican nomination for the seat, and faced fellow Congressman Scotty Baesler, a Democrat from the Lexington-based 6th District, in the general election. Bunning defeated Baesler by just over half a percentage point. The race was very close; Bunning only won by swamping Baesler in the 4th by a margin that Baesler couldn't make up in the rest of the state (Baesler barely won the 6th).
Bunning was 67 years old when he entered U.S. Senate.
Among the bills that Bunning sponsored is the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004.
2004 Senate race
Bunning was heavily favored for a second term in 2004 after his expected Democratic opponent, Governor Paul Patton, saw his career implode in a scandal over an extramarital affair, and the Democrats chose Daniel Mongiardo, a relatively unknown physician and state senator from Hazard. Bunning had an estimated $4 million campaign war chest, while Mongiardo had only $600,000. However, due to a number of controversial incidents involving Bunning, the Democrats began increasing financial support to Mongiardo when it became apparent that Bunning's bizarre behavior was costing him votes, purchasing more than $800,000 worth of additional television airtime on his behalf.
During his reelection bid, controversy erupted when Bunning described Mongiardo as looking "like one of Saddam Hussein's sons."[7] Public pressure compelled him to apologize. Bunning was also criticized for his use of a teleprompter during a televised debate with Mongiardo where Bunning participated via satellite link, refusing to appear in person.[8] Bunning was further criticized for making an unsubstantiated claim that his wife had been attacked by Mongiardo's supporters,[9] and for calling Mongiardo "limp wristed".[7] Bunning's mental health was also questioned during the campaign.[7]
In October, 2004 Bunning told reporters "Let me explain something: I don't watch the national news, and I don't read the paper. I haven't done that for the last six weeks. I watch Fox News to get my information."[10]
The race turned out to be very close, with Mongiardo leading with as many as 80% of the returns coming in. However, Bunning eventually won by just over one percentage point. Some analysts felt that had it not been for George W. Bush's 20% victory margin in the state, Mongiardo would have won.
Second Senate term, 2005–2011
As was expected in light of Bunning's previous career as a baseball player, he has been very interested in Congress's investigation of steroid use in baseball. Bunning has also been outspoken on the issue of illegal immigration taking the position that all illegal immigrants should be deported.
Bunning was also the only member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to have opposed Ben Bernanke for Chief of the Federal Reserve.[11] He said it was because he had doubts that Bernanke would be any different from Alan Greenspan.
In April 2006, Time magazine called him one of America's Five Worst Senators.[12] The magazine dubbed him The Underperformer for his "lackluster performance", saying he "shows little interest in policy unless it involves baseball", and criticized his hostility towards staff and fellow Senators and his "bizarre behavior" during his 2004 campaign.[13]
On December 6, 2006, only Bunning and Rick Santorum voted against the confirmation of Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense, with Bunning saying that "Mr. Gates has repeatedly criticized our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan without providing any viable solutions to the problems our troops currently face. We need a secretary of defense to think forward with solutions and not backward on history we cannot change."
Jim Bunning reportedly has blocked[14] the move to restore public access to the records of past United States Presidents which had been removed under Executive Order 13233.
A statewide opinion poll said Bunning had a 35% approval rating, with 55% disapproving as of September 2009.[15]
In January 2009, Bunning missed more than a week of the start of Congress in January 2009. Bunning said by phone that he was fulfilling "a family commitment six months ago to do certain things, and I'm doing them." Asked whether he would say where he was, Bunning replied: "No, I'd rather not."[16]
In February 2009, at the Hardin County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner, while discussing conservative judges, Bunning predicted that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would likely be dead from pancreatic cancer within nine months.[17] Bunning later apologized if he had offended Ginsburg with his remarks and offered his thoughts and prayers to Ginsburg.[18]
Bunning was the only senator to miss the Senate’s historic Christmas Eve 2009 vote on the health care reform bill citing family commitments. The bill passed without any Republican votes 60-39.[19][20][21]
On February 25, 2010 Bunning objected to a proposal of unanimous consent for an extension of unemployment insurance, COBRA, and other federal programs, citing that this extension was not pay-as-you-go. He proposed an amendment which sought to find the funds to pay for the bill from the Stimulus Bill of 2009, and declared that he supported the unemployed, but that a bill such as this only adds to the growing deficit and that it should be paid for immediately.[22][23][24]
I have offered to do the same thing for the same amount of time. The only difference that I have....is that I believe we should pay for it....There are going to be other bills brought to this floor that are not going to be paid for, and I'm going to object every time they do it.[25]
Senator Bob Corker joined Bunning, while other senators worked to cease his objections until 11:48 PM EST. When Senator Jeff Merkley urged him to drop his objections to vote on a 30-day extension of benefits, Bunning responded "tough shit."[26] Bunning finally agreed to end his objection to the bill in exchange for a vote on his amendment to pay for the package. It failed 53-43 on a procedural vote.[27] The extension of unemployment benefits then passed by a vote of 78-19.[28]
Ended 2010 re-election campaign
In January 2009, when asked whether Bunning was the best candidate to run or whether there were better GOP candidates for Bunning's Senate seat, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn said: "I don't know. I think it's really up to Senator Bunning." Bunning replied: "Anybody can run for anything they choose. I am gearing up, and I look forward to the challenge of taking on whoever comes out of the Democrat primary in May of 2010."[29] Kentucky State Senate President David L. Williams was reportedly considering running against Bunning in the primary.[30] Bunning responded by threatening to sue the National Republican Senatorial Committee if they recruited a candidate to run against him in the primary. He also attacked NRSC Chairman John Cornyn:
"The NRSC never helped me last time and they're probably not going to help me this time ... [David Williams] owes me $30,000 and he said he'll repay me. I was short in my FEC money and he asked me if I would help save two state senate seats ... I told him if I did it I would have to have it replaced at the first of the year. So far he has not."[31]
As of the end of September 2008, Bunning had $175,000 in his campaign account. By comparison, all other Republican senators facing competitive 2010 races had at least $850,000 at that point.[29] In the last quarter of 2008, Citizens for Bunning, as the senator's campaign committee is known, raised $27,000 from 26 separate contributions, ending the year with $150,000 in cash.[32] In mid-April, KYWORDSMITH.com reported that of the $263,000 that Bunning collected during the first quarter of 2009, over 77% ($203,383) was received from out of state, while over 10% ($28,100) was actually untouchable for another 13 months as it was contributed exclusively for use in a general election.[33] Bunning had two fund raisers scheduled in the first half of April.[34]
In an April 2009 poll, Bunning's approval rating was just 28%, and he trailed the four most likely Democratic candidates in hypothetical contests. 54% of voters in the state disapproved of Bunning's performance.[35] Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced on April 30, 2009, that he would form an exploratory committee to run for Bunning's seat. It was speculated that this was a precursor to Bunning's retirement. "He (Bunning) told Trey to do this," one senior congressional official said of Bunning. "Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run?" [36] However, Bunning said at a Lincoln Day dinner in Kentucky on 9 May that he still planned to run: "The battle is going to be long, but I am prepared to fight for my values."[37]
In a press conference on May 19, Bunning called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a "control freak": "If Mitch McConnell doesn't endorse me, it could be the best thing that ever happened to me in Kentucky."[38]
On July 27, 2009, Bunning announced he would not run for re-election in 2010, blaming fellow Republicans for doing "everything in their power to dry up my fundraising."[39] On April 14, 2010, in a further show of disdain for GOP leadership and insiders, Bunning announced his support for outsider candidate Rand Paul over establishment favorite Trey Grayson.[40]
Committee assignments
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment (Ranking Member)
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy
- Subcommittee on National Parks
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Jim Bunning Foundation
On December 18, 2008, the Lexington Herald Leader reported that Sen. Bunning's non-profit foundation, the Jim Bunning Foundation, has given less than 25 percent of its proceeds to charity. The charity has taken in $504,000 since 1996, according to Senate and tax records; during that period, Senator Bunning was paid $180,000 in salary by the foundation while working a reported one hour per week. Bunning Foundation board members include his wife Mary, and Cincinnati tire dealer Bob Sumerel. In 2008, records indicate that Bunning attended 10 baseball shows around the country and signed autographs, generating $61,631 in income for the charity.[41] "The whole thing is very troubling," said Melanie Sloan, Executive Director for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Terry L. Mann | 53,906 | 44% | Jim Bunning | 67,626 | 56% | * | ||
| 1988 | Richard V. Beliles | 50,575 | 26% | Jim Bunning | 145,609 | 74% | |||
| 1990 | Galen Martin | 44,979 | 31% | Jim Bunning | 101,680 | 69% | |||
| 1992 | Floyd G. Poore | 86,890 | 38% | Jim Bunning | 139,634 | 62% | |||
| 1994 | Sally Harris Skaggs | 33,717 | 26% | Jim Bunning | 96,695 | 74% | |||
| 1996 | Denny Bowman | 68,939 | 32% | Jim Bunning | 149,135 | 68% |
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scotty Baesler | 563,051 | 49.2% | Jim Bunning | 569,817 | 49.7% | Charles R. Arbegust | Reform | 12,546 | 1.1% | ||||
| 2004 | Daniel Mongiardo | 850,855 | 49% | Jim Bunning | 873,507 | 51% |
Awards
In 2005 Bunning received the United States Sports Academy's highest honor, the Eagle Award, which is given in recognition of an individual's significant contributions to international sport.[43]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
- Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
References
- ↑ Learning Centers at ancestry.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. pp. 79–95. ISBN 0743446062.
- ↑ Official Profile, Photo and Data Book, Detroit Tigers (1957), p. 13.
- ↑ According to Clay Dalrymple, who was a catcher with the Phillies from 1960 hrough 1968.
- ↑ "Progressive Leaders & Records for Strikeouts". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SO_p_progress.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Political Arithmetik: National Journal 2006 Liberal/Conservative Scores". Politicalarithmetik.blogspot.com. 2007-03-05. http://politicalarithmetik.blogspot.com/2007/03/national-journal-2006.html. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Indecision 2004 - Senate Race Results - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 11/02/2004 - Video Clip | Comedy Central". Thedailyshow.com. 2004-11-02. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=130234&title=Indecision-2004---Senate-Race-Results. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Mary Jacoby (October 12, 2004). "Weirdness in Kentucky; The increasingly strange behavior of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning has led to speculation that he is suffering from some kind of dementia – and tightened a race he once had in his pocket". Salon Magazine. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/12/bunning_kentucky/print.html.
- ↑ Font size Print E-mail Share By Dan Collins (2004-10-26). "Jim Bunning Pitches Into Trouble". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/26/politics/main651425.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Mongiardo, Bunning camps trade barbs". Enquirer.com. 2004-10-23. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/23/loc_kysenaterace23real.html. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Joseph Schuman Writer. "Senators Slam Bernanke Over Joblessness, but Fed Chief's Job Seems Safe". Aolnews.com. http://www.aolnews.com/article/senators-slam-bernanke-over-joblessness-but-fed-chiefs-job-see/19265781. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Massimo Calabresi and Perry Bacon, Jr., "America's 10 Best Senators", Time Magazine, April 16, 2006
- ↑ Massimo Calabresi and Perry Bacon, Jr., "Jim Bunning: The Underperformer", Time Magazine, April 24, 2006, page 36.
- ↑ "Court Rules Delay in Release of Presidential Papers is Illegal; Fails to Address Authority of Former Vice Presidents to Hold Up Disclosure of Papers". National Security Archive. October 1, 2007. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20071001/index.htm.
- ↑ "SurveyUSA News Poll #15746". Surveyusa.com. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=582c3ab1-14cb-415c-a754-6593595ce7e4. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ James R. Carroll (January 16, 2009). "Bunning absent from Senate, says family more important; Says his absences are inconsequential". Louisville Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090116/NEWS01/301160012&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL.
- ↑ Gerth, Joseph (2009-02-22). "Bunning: Justice Ginsburg likely will be dead in 9 months". The Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090222/NEWS01/902230303. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ Carroll, James R. (2009-02-23). "Bunning apologizes for Ginsburg comments". The Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090223/NEWS01/90223035/-1/NLETTER05?source=nletter-breakingnews. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "Sen. Barrasso: Bunning left D.C. before healthcare votes". The Hill. December 24, 2009. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/73547-sen-barrasso-bunning-left-dc-before-healthcare-votes?page=2#comments. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ Meredith Shiner (December 24, 2009). "Bunning misses vote for 'family commitments'". Politico. http://www.politico.com/livepulse/1209/Bunning_misses_vote_for_family_commitments.html. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Bunning: Missed Health Vote for ‘Family Commitments’". The Jacksonville Observer. December 26, 2009. http://www.jaxobserver.com/2009/12/26/bunning-missed-health-vote-for-family-commitments/. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ↑ Jim Bunning (February 26, 2010). "Bunning Floor Statement On Pay-For Agreement". United States Senate. http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsCenter.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=21648539-d0e8-4c3b-6078-362af45228d7. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ "Bunning Filibusters Benefits Extension; Durbin Fights Back". Roll Call. 2010-02-25. http://www.rollcall.com/news/43594-1.html. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/25/us/politics/AP-US-Unemployment-Benefits.html
- ↑ "Bunning Senate Floor Quotes On Pay For". United States Senate. February 26, 2010. http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsCenter.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=0bb28da1-dbbc-c1a1-52ec-5a441b0041e4&Region_id=&Issue_id=. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ Politico, Jim Bunning repeatedly block unemployment extension, Feb 25 2010, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33566.html
- ↑ "U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote". Senate.gov. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00031. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "89.3 WFPL | Bunning Drops Objection To Senate Bill". Wfpl.org. 2010-03-02. http://www.wfpl.org/2010/03/02/bunning-drops-objection-to-senate-bill/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Josh Kraushaar and Manu Raju (2009-01-22). "GOP pressures Bunning to quit". The Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17785.html.
- ↑ Al Cross (2009-04-12). "As Conway announces, Senate race sharpens". Louisville Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090412/COLUMNISTS12/904120352.
- ↑ John Stamper (2009-02-24). "Bunning: "I would have a suit" if Republicans recruit an opponent". bluegrasspolitics. http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2009/02/24/bunning-i-would-have-a-suit-if-republicans-recruit-an-opponent/.
- ↑ James R. Carroll (2009-01-24). "Bunning's weak '08 fundraising raises more questions about 2010 run; Doubts continue growing despite vow to run in 2010". Louisville Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090124/NEWS01/901240456.
- ↑ http://kywordsmith.com/#/exclusive-3/4533522960
- ↑ Ronnie Ellis (2009-03-31). "Bunning says fund raising picking up after "lousy" start; has two upcoming Kentucky fund raising events". New Albany Tribune and Jeffersonville Evening News. http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/kentuckystatehouse_story_090144819.html.
- ↑ Debnam, Dean (2009-04-08). "Bunning in big trouble". Public Policy Polling, April 8, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-04-08 from http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_KY_408.pdf.
- ↑ JOSH KRAUSHAAR & MANU RAJU (April 30, 2009). "Bunning poised to retire". Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21956.html.
- ↑ http://kywordsmith.com/#/gopdinner/4533687284
- ↑ Politico (2009-05-19). "Bunning calls McConnell a control freak". http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0509/Bunning_calls_McConnell_a_control_freak.html.
- ↑ Ben Pershing and Chris Cillizza (2009-07-28). "Bunning Will Not Seek Third Term; GOP Leaders Urged Senator to Retire". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072703026.html?hpid=politics.
- ↑ Business Wire (2010-04-14). "Senator Jim Bunning Endorses Rand Paul". http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100414007028&newsLang=en.
- ↑ John Cheves (December 18, 2008). "Non-profit profits U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky". Lexington Herald Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/630621.html.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ↑ "Scribe Strategies & Advisors :: News & Resources :: Press Release". Scribeus.com. 2005-12-16. http://www.scribeus.com/news_pr_051216.html. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
Further reading
- Joe Biesk. "Bunning Apologizes for Saddam Remark." Associated Press. October 11, 2004.
- Dave Espo. "Democrats Take Aim at Bunning in Kentucky." Associated Press. October 22, 2004.
- Paul Nussbaum. "Bunning's Mental Health Questioned." Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 2004.
External links
- United States Senator Jim Bunning official U.S. Senate site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Jim Bunning – Baseball Hall of Fame Member biography
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Box score of Bunning's perfect game
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frank Lary |
American League Wins Champion 1957 (with Billy Pierce) |
Succeeded by Bob Turley |
| Preceded by Early Wynn |
American League Strikeout Champion 1959–1960 |
Succeeded by Camilo Pascual |
| Preceded by Bob Keegan Sandy Koufax |
No-hitter pitcher July 20, 1958 June 21, 1964 |
Succeeded by Hoyt Wilhelm Jim Maloney |
| Preceded by Don Larsen |
Perfect game pitcher June 21, 1964 |
Succeeded by Sandy Koufax |
| Preceded by Sandy Koufax |
National League League Strikeout Champion 1967 |
Succeeded by Bob Gibson |
| Preceded by Billy Williams |
Major League Player of the Month June, 1964 |
Succeeded by Ron Santo |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Gene Snyder |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district 1987–1999 |
Succeeded by Ken Lucas |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Wendell H. Ford |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky 1999 – present Served alongside: Mitch McConnell |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Louie B. Nunn |
Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky 1983 |
Succeeded by John Harper |
| Preceded by David L. Williams |
Republican nominee for United States Senator from Kentucky (Class 3) 1998, 2004 |
Succeeded by Rand Paul |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Chuck Schumer D-New York |
United States Senators by seniority 47th |
Succeeded by Mike Crapo R-Idaho |
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