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| Assumed office January 6, 1987 Serving with Claire McCaskill |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Eagleton |
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49th Governor of Missouri
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| In office January 12, 1981 – January 14, 1985 |
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| Lieutenant | Kenneth Rothman |
| Preceded by | Joseph Patrick Teasdale |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
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47th Governor of Missouri
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| In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977 |
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| Lieutenant | William C. Phelps |
| Preceded by | Warren Eastman Hearnes |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Patrick Teasdale |
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| Born | March 6, 1939 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Linda Bond |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Virginia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is the former governor and current senior United States Senator of Missouri. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Early life and political career Eagleton was the son of another St Governors Commandant of Louisiana Governor of the District of Louisiana On March 26 1804 an act of congress divided Louisiana into two territories Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth J Rothman (born October 11, 1935) is an American Lawyer and Politician from Missouri. Joseph Patrick Teasdale (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. Governors Commandant of Louisiana Governor of the District of Louisiana On March 26 1804 an act of congress divided Louisiana into two territories Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays William C Phelps ( April 5, 1934) is a Republican Politician and Lawyer from Missouri. Warren Eastman Hearnes (born July 24, 1923) is an American politician who was Governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973 Joseph Patrick Teasdale (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Governors Commandant of Louisiana Governor of the District of Louisiana On March 26 1804 an act of congress divided Louisiana into two territories The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee He has been in the Senate since 1987 and is a member of the Republican Party. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
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Early life and career
A sixth-generation Missourian, Bond was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Elizabeth Green and Arthur D. Bond. Arthur D Bond (1902-1983 was a Rhodes Scholar, captain of the University of Missouri Tigers football team and Director of the A [1] His father was captain of the 1924 Missouri Tigers football team and a Rhodes Scholar. The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars His maternal grandfather, A. P. Green, founded A. P. Green Industries, a fireclay manufacturer and a major employer for many years in Bond's native Mexico, Missouri. Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11320 at the 2000 census Kit Bond graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1956, Princeton University in 1960, and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1963. Deerfield Academy is a private, Coeducational Boarding school located in Deerfield Massachusetts. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his From 1963 to 1964, Bond served as a law clerk to the Honorable Elbert Tuttle, then Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following From 1964 to 1967, Bond practiced law at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.
Initial public service
Bond's rise in Missouri politics was meteoric: four years after returning to his home state, he was elected governor. Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Bond moved back to his hometown of Mexico, Missouri in the fall of 1967, and ran for Congress in 1968. Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11320 at the 2000 census Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He won the Republican primary in August, and nearly defeated the incumbent, Democratic Congressman Bill Hungate, in November. William Leonard Hungate ( December 14, 1922 - June 22, 2007) was a United States Representative from Missouri from Then-Attorney General John Danforth hired Bond as an Assistant Attorney General in 1969, where Bond led the office's Consumer Protection Division. The individuals listed below have all served in the position of Attorney General of Missouri. John Claggett "Jack" Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican At the age of 31, Bond was elected Missouri State Auditor in 1970; two years later, Bond captured the governor's mansion, making him, at 33 years of age, the youngest governor in the history of Missouri. In 1976, he was on the short list of to be Gerald Ford's vice presidential running mate. The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard M Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death A running mate is a Person running for a Subordinate position on a joint ticket during an Election. [1]
In many ways Bond governed as a moderate during his first term as governor: for example, he drew criticism from conservatives for his support of the Equal Rights Amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA) is a failed proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the While governor, on June 25, 1976 he signed an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order against "Mormons" issued by governor Lilburn Boggs on October 27, 1838. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. executive order in the United States is a Directive issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government Missouri Executive Order 44, also known as the "extermination order" (alt TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon Lilburn Williams Boggs ( December 14, 1796 March 14, 1860) was the Governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840 Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1976, in a surprising upset, Bond was defeated for re-election by Democrat Joseph P. Teasdale, then Jackson County Prosecutor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Patrick Teasdale (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician Jackson County is a County located in the US state of Missouri. Teasdale's tenure was rocky, and in 1980 Bond made a successful comeback, defeating fellow Republican and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Phelps in the primary, and Teasdale in November. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) William C Phelps ( April 5, 1934) is a Republican Politician and Lawyer from Missouri. Among his most noted accomplishments was taking the Parents As Teachers program statewide.
Bond was succeeded as governor in 1985 by John Ashcroft, also a Republican. John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General.
U. S. Senate
Committee Assignments
- Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
- Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children's Health Protection
- Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Select Committee on Intelligence (Vice Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Oversight of the Terrorist Surveillance Program
Elections
After Sen. Thomas Eagleton decided not to run for re-election, Bond was elected Senator in 1986, defeating Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods. Early life and political career Eagleton was the son of another St Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Harriett Woods ( June 2 1927 - February 8 2007) was an American Politician and Activist, a two-time Democratic Bond was narrowly re-elected in 1992 over St. Louis County Councilwoman Geri Rothman-Serot. In 1998 Bond decisively defeated Attorney General Jay Nixon and Libertarian Tamara Millay after a hard-fought campaign, and in 2004 he handily won re-election over Democratic challenger State Treasurer Nancy Farmer with 56 percent of the vote. Jeremiah W "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American politician from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Tamara Millay is a St Louis County Missouri Libertarian Party member and Chairwoman of the St The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. Nancy Farmer (born September 11, 1956) is a former State Treasurer of the U
Environmental record
The conservative environmental watchdog group Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP) has given Bond an exceptionally low rating of –2 for the 109th United States Congress, citing anti-environment votes on seven out of seven issues deemed critical by the organization. Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP is a national organization of United States Republican Party voters formed in 1995 According to the 2006 REP scorecard, Bond supported oil drilling both offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while opposing “efficiency and renewable-resource programs to improve energy security, lower costs, and reduce energy-related environmental impacts. West Texas PumpjackJPG|thumb|right|300px|This Pumpjack located south of Midland TX is a common sight in West Texas. Offshore drilling typically refers to the act of extracting underground resources which lie underwater near the shoreline The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska. "[2]
Approval ratings
| Source | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided |
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| Survey USA | December 23, 2007 | 54% | 38% | 8% |
Issues
Torture
Kit Bond drew much criticism when, during a debate he made a comment comparing waterboarding to swimming, stating "There are different ways of doing it. Waterboarding is a form of Torture that consists of immobilizing a person on their back with the head inclined downward and pouring water over the face and into the breathing It's like swimming, freestyle, backstroke," in response to the question "do you think that waterboarding. . . constitutes torture?" [2] While the comment elicited widespread outrage as a glib comparison of an act of torture to a recreational activity, taken in context Bond's quote seems to be an unfortunate reference to the fact that both activities encompass a variety of techniques rather than an equation of their physical severity. He followed up by saying "There are some who say that, in extreme circumstances, if there is threat of an imminent major attack on the United States, it might be used, but I certainly would not favor it in any circumstance. "
Personal life
Bond's son Sam, who recently (fall 2007) returned from his second tour of duty in Iraq, is an officer in the United States Marine Corps, making Bond one of only a few federal elected officials with a child serving in uniform. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
In 1994, his wife, Carolyn, filed for a divorce, which was finalized the following year. Bond married Linda Pell, now Linda Bond, in 2002. She grew up in the Kansas City, Missouri, suburb of Gladstone and works as a consultant to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to She and Bond had dated for about a year before they were engaged on May 17, 2001, and had also dated in 1996 and 1997. It is her second marriage as well.
After winning his second term as Governor, Bond sued his investment manager and Paine Webber, alleging his $1. Paine Webber and Company was an American Stock brokerage and asset management firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000 3 million trust fund had been drained. He was one of several clients who sued, and he settled in 1996 for $900,000.
Bond has permanent vision loss in one eye, which he claims is the result of undiagnosed amblyopia during childhood. Vision loss or visual loss is the absence of vision where it existed before which can happen either acutely (i Amblyopia, otherwise known as lazy eye, is a disorder of the Visual system that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in an eye that [3][4]
Footnotes
External links
- Interview with Gwen Ifill
- United States Senator Kit Bond, U. S. Senate website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Staff salary data at LegiStorm. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in com
- Kit Bond for U.S. Senate, Campaign site
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Haskell Holman |
Missouri State Auditor 1971 – 1973 |
Succeeded by John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by Warren E. Hearnes |
Governor of Missouri 1973 – 1977 |
Succeeded by Joseph P. Teasdale |
| Preceded by Joseph P. Teasdale |
Governor of Missouri 1981 – 1985 |
Succeeded by John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by Dale Bumpers |
Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee 1995 – 2001 |
Succeeded by John Kerry |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Eagleton |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Missouri 1987 – present Served alongside: John Danforth, John Ashcroft, Jean Carnahan, Jim Talent, Claire McCaskill |
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