| Full Name: | Jim Bunning |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary Theis; 9 Children |
| Birth Date: | 10/23/1931 |
| Birth Place: | Campbell County, KY |
| Home City: | Southgate, KY |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Summary
Jim Bunning
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...
HR 4853 - Temporary Extension of Tax Relief
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 15, 2010 - Amends provisions of the "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001" to extend expiration from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2012 ...
S 3985 - Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
Dec. 8, 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse additional payments of $250 to individuals who were entitled to any of the following in October, ...
Recent Public Statements
Bunning Votes to Prevent Tax Hike on American Families and Small Businesses
Dec. 15, 2010 - U.S. Senator Jim Bunning issued the following statement in support of the bipartisan tax package that was approved in the Senate by a vote of ...
Farewell to the Senate
Dec. 9, 2010 - Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, I thank the Senator from Missouri, a dear friend of mine and someone who has unusual wisdom in his remarks today. ...
Letter to His Excellency Mr. Wang Qishan Vice Premier of the State Council The People's Republic of China
More Public Statements
Dec. 6, 2010 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 30 other Senators sent a letter today to Wang Qishan, Vice Premier ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 94% |
| 2010 | National Taxpayers Union Positions on Tax and Spending | 97% |
| 2009 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 93% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $925,112.00 |
| Total Spent | $945,241.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $69,346.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jim Bunning REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST Jim Bunning REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY: Major News Organizations and key national leaders of both parties including, John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President
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View Jim Bunning's Congressional Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
