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316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4343 Fax: 202-228-1373
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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | KY | Republican |
| See All 8 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ) |
Nay (with party)
June 08, 2009 |
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256 ) |
Nay (against party)
June 02, 2009 |
|
H.R.2346 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 On Passage of the Bill (HR 2346 As Amended ) |
Aye (with party)
May 21, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. 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]
- Votes with party: 90% (Ranks 73 of 100)
- Abstains: 7% (Ranks 5 of 100)
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Jim Bunning in the News
July 02, 2009 Senior Tour Awaits Ohio Congressman
...sports stars have gone into politics. North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler had a brief career as an NFL quarterback. Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning was a Hall of Fame pitcher (throwing no-hitters in both the American and National Leagues). But the natu
Source: NBC New York
July 02, 2009 Breaking News: Manufacturing & Technology ejournal Poll Shows ...
In a statement to Manufacturing & Technology ejournal, US Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) said he would fight the legislation in the Senate. ...
July 01, 2009 Legal group's records tell little about Sotomayor
... Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky. meets with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Thursday, June 25, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) - AP WASHINGTON A Puerto Rican civil rights organization advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia
Source: San Diego Union Tribune
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Jim Bunning in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 Pathology as ideology: A unified theory of GOP behavior | Doc ...
Sexual obsession: Sen. David Vitter. Sociopath: George W. Bush. Megalomania: Too numerous to list. Paranoia, thy name is Cheney. Sen. Jim Bunning and Rep. Michelle Bachman are, well, just nuts. Yet every one of these miscreants boasts ...
Source: Cafe Talk Aggregator
July 03, 2009 Being harassed at work - Social Anxiety Forum
"Civil liberties do not mean much when you are dead" - Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)-AKA-The Worst Pitcher in the Baseball Hall of Fame "Even when I say nothing it's a beautiful use of negative space"-El-P. TheGMan is online now ...
Source: Social Anxiety Forum
July 03, 2009 Texas Insider » INSIDE WASHINGTON POLL: Congressional Leaders on ...
Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter; Reps. ...
Source: Texas Insider
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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 ($52,400)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $1,169,214 | 27.3 % |
| Health | $524,970 | 12.2 % |
| Misc Business | $486,986 | 11.4 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $428,930 | 10.0 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $390,359 | 9.1 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $311,974 | 7.3 % |
| Other | $291,079 | 6.8 % |
| Agribusiness | $190,075 | 4.4 % |
| Construction | $180,725 | 4.2 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $129,575 | 3.0 % |
| Transportation | $114,725 | 2.7 % |
| Defense | $45,823 | 1.1 % |
| Labor | $24,000 | 0.6 % |
| Total: | $4,288,435 |
