| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | KY | Republican |
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Committee Membership
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
| On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 398 ) |
Abstain July 31, 2008 |
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S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 ) |
Abstain July 31, 2008 |
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H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 On the Conference Report (H.R. 4137 Conference Report ) |
Aye July 31, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
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Jim Bunning in the News
August 24, 2008 Ky. Democrats shrug at choice of Biden
... who a month later would surprise many by nearly knocking off Republican Sen. Jim Bunning. Mongiardo is now Kentuckyâs lieutenant governor. ...
August 23, 2008 McCain's laissez-faire attitude toward the economy may hurt him in ...
At a Senate hearing on July 15, Secretary Paulson, perturbed that pressing questions from Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky had led him to admit that ...
August 23, 2008 Complete state-by-state coverage: Obama picks Biden as VP running mate
Kim Dean, the legislative director for US Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate), is getting a promotion, while there's mixed news for US . ...
Jim Bunning in the Blogs
August 28, 2008 Question of the Day
Supported by stalwart conservatives like Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) and Sen. George Allen (R-VA), the Santorum version increased the minimum wage by about half as much as the Kennedy proposal while also expanding tax breaks for small ...
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August 28, 2008 Google Alert - though
'Natural interest' in 2010 race exists for Mongiardo, though ... Politicker KY - KY,USA By Trey Pollard DENVER â A narrow loss to US Sen. Jim Bunning in the 2004 election means Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo (D-Hazard) is keeping an eye ...
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August 28, 2008 âNatural interestâ in 2010 race exists for Mongiardo, though ...
DENVER â A narrow loss to US Sen. Jim Bunning in the 2004 election means Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo (D-Hazard) is keeping an eye on the 2010 race, when Bunning is next up for re-election. âObviously when the 2010 race comes up, ...
Featured Members of Congress
On July 21, 2008 Jim Bunning was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Jim Bunning (R-KY) is leading opposition in the Senate to the Bush administration's plan to bail out GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by . At a hearing with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson last week he said, “When I picked up my newspaper yesterday, I thought I woke up in France. But no, it turns out socialism is alive and well in America. The Treasury Secretary is asking for a blank check to buy as much Fannie and Freddie debt or equity as he wants.” He has threatened to filibuster the bill when it hits the floor.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: FMR Corp ($44,600)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $1,123,614 | 27.0 % |
| Health | $504,836 | 12.2 % |
| Misc Business | $451,620 | 10.9 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $428,930 | 10.3 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $382,309 | 9.2 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $305,974 | 7.4 % |
| Other | $290,329 | 7.0 % |
| Agribusiness | $188,325 | 4.5 % |
| Construction | $176,225 | 4.2 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $125,575 | 3.0 % |
| Transportation | $112,225 | 2.7 % |
| Defense | $41,823 | 1.0 % |
| Labor | $22,500 | 0.5 % |
| Total: | $4,154,285 |







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Those who vote for unconstitutional warrentless wiretaps and vote to protect the criminals that violate our privacy are not worthy of the position they hold. It's impossible to justify undermining the very essence of our constitution in order to protect it. Another sell out.
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! for voting nay on S 3101 (Medicare Competitive Bidding Delay)...lets just turn this country into a socialistic society. Do you realize that by allowing competitive bidding you are making large companies get bigger and shutting down thousands of smaller Durable Medical Equipment companies, thus thousands of jobs have been lost. Medicare recipients have not been educated on this issue and are in for a scare. Thanks again....greed and money= US government!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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