Jim Bunning

A Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Born in Southgate, Ky. , October 23, 1931. Attended parochial schools in Southgate and Cincinnati, Ohio. B. S. , Xavier University, Cincinnati 1953. Professional baseball player 1950-1971. Investment broker and agent. Member, Ft. Thomas City Council 1977-1979. Kentucky State senate 1979-1983. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1999). Not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1998, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1998. Reelected in 2004 and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2011. Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010. Was a resident of Fort Thomas, Ky. , until his death on May 26, 2017. Interment in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.