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Jim Bunning's Biography

Deceased

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Full Name:

Jim Bunning

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Mary Theis; 9 Children

Birth Date:

10/23/1931

Birth Place:

Campbell County, KY

Home City:

Southgate, KY

Religion:

Roman Catholic

BS, Economics, Xavier University, 1953

Senator, United States Senate, 1998-2010

Candidate, Governor, 1983

Senator/Minority Floor Leader, Kentucky State Senate, 1979-1983

Member, Fort Thomas City Council, 1977-1979

Founder/Co-Chair, Senate Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Caucus

President, Jim Bunning Agency Incorporated

Professional Athlete Representative/Broker, 1960-1985

Professional Baseball Player, Major League Baseball, 1950-1971

Member, Baseball Hall of Fame

Experience, Brighton Street Center Community Action Group

Experience, Fort Thomas Lions Club

Experience, Indiana Regional Council of Governments

Experience, Kentucky Regional Council of Governments

Board of Directors, Kentucky Special Olympics

Advisory Council, Kids Helping Kids

Experience, Ohio Regional Council of Governments

Experience, Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church

Member, Saint Therese Catholic Church

President's National Advisory Board on International Education Programs, 1984-1988

Astrological Sign:

Libra

Number of Grandchildren:

35

Publications:

The Story of Jim Bunning (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1965)

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