Senator Jim Bunning

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 89%
  • Abstains: 3%

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11/16/09
Owensboro retiree enters US Senate...

... and raising money for months for the race. They're running for the seat held by Republican Jim Bunning, who has announced he will no...

Source: WZTV
11/16/09
World War II veteran signs up for ...

...Long, a convenience store operator in Boyle County, filed last week as an independent candidate. The Senate seat is attracting a host ...

Source: Kentucky.com
11/15/09
Notes from Washington | Obama in W...

The seat is currently occupied by Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., is among them. “The increasingly competitive GOP primary between Rand Paul, s...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
11/13/09
Mike Fields notebook: Nov. 13

Patrick Towles, who's taken over the starting QB job for the Bluebirds, is the grandson of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (and US senator...

Source: Kentucky.com
11/13/09
Healthcare debate Tuesday?

"The Founding Fathers intended the Senate to be a fount of wisdom flowing, but when you consider Saxby Chambliss and Jim Bunning, John E...

Source: msnbc.com
11/13/09
Senate Republican leader visits Mu...

McConnell also said he would not endorse any candidates for the 2010 Republican nomination for Jim Bunning's Senate seat and that the pr...

Source: Murray Ledger and Times
11/13/09
Congress digging in for long haul

George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., have also spoken out against the general scope of the Democratic plans. Schmidt a...

Source: Cincinnati.com
11/13/09
A strategy for getting health care...

The Founding Fathers intended the Senate to be a fount of wisdom flowing, but when you consider Saxby Chambliss and Jim Bunning, John En...

Source: Kansas City Star
11/13/09
RONNIE ELLIS: Candidates and voter...

...possible to win a Republican primary in Kentucky without McConnell’s support (just ask Ernie Fletcher) but it isn’t easy (ask Jim Bunn...

11/12/09
US Senate race attracts 10th candi...

Republican incumbent US Sen. Jim Bunning of Southgate has decided not to seek re-election. The Herald-Leader allows readers to comment o...

Source: Kentucky.com

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11/19/09
Crazed Michele Bachmann fan threat...

Mitch McConnell; Jim Bunning; the murder of the census worker, which I'm almost sickeningly positive will be ruled a "suicide," and now t...

11/19/09
Literotcica - surchur

Reuters - Republican US Senator Jim Bunning, a former professional baseball star and leading critic of the Federal Reserve Board, announc...

11/18/09
Washington Sketch: Republican sena...

...— The Senate Finance Committee was barely an hour into its consideration of health-care reform on Tuesday morning, but Sen. Jim Bunnin...

Source: Beltway Blips
11/18/09
Blue in the Bluegrass: We Knew Hen...

(Kentucky's junior senator, Jim Bunning, currently occupies it.) "The compromises he wrought were life and death issues for the nation, a...

11/18/09
Swing State Project: SSP Daily Dig...

KY-Sen: There had been some talk about Cathy Bailey (a wealthy Bush Pioneer and W's ambassador to Latvia), back when the GOP was still ca...

11/18/09
Exclusive: Attacks On Health Refor...

Jim DeMint (SC), Jim Bunning (KY), David Vitter (LA) — attacking health reform. CMPI also produced a series of videos mocking health refo...

Source: malarkynews
11/18/09
A new Republican contender in Kent...

After Sen. Jim Bunning announced his retirement, Republicans fully anticipated that Secretary of State Trey Grayson would emerge as the G...

Source: The Politico
11/17/09
Progressive Breakfast: Currency On...

FDL's Jon Walker raps Sen. Carper for pushing trigger compromise: "If Harry Reid chooses to betray the Democratic base by listening to Se...

Source: Blog entry
11/17/09
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » The...

Bad news for Kentucky Republicans – The Scorecard – POLITICO.com. Jul 7, 2009 … Bad news for Kentucky Republicans. This double-dose of br...

11/17/09
A major shift in tactics

From Politico: “To get a sense of just how much clout the Club for Growth has gained at the party leaders' expense, look to Kentucky and ...

Official website: http://bunning.senate.gov/public/
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316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4343
Fax: 202-228-1373

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