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2005-01-01 |
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| Name | Jim Bunning |
| Address | 1717 Dixie Highway Suite 180
Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41011, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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October 23, 1931
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| Died | May 26, 2017
(85 years)
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| Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
| Last Modifed | David
Oct 23, 2020 08:42am |
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| Info | James Paul David "Jim" Bunning
On November 3, 1998, after a very competitive, very hard-fought campaign, Jim Bunning was elected to serve as U.S. Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. People who knew Bunning well were not surprised by his victory. Competition has been the hallmark of Bunning?s life. And he is no stranger to winning either.
As a youngster, Bunning fell in love with baseball and even then, he displayed a competitive spirit and a willingness to work hard. That combination carried him on to a highly successful 17-year career as a Major League baseball player.
Pitching primarily for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies, Bunning accumulated a record of achievement that eventually won him a seat in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the second pitcher in history (Cy Young was the first) to record 1,000 strikeouts and 100 wins in both the National and American Leagues. When he retired in 1971, Bunning was number 2 on the all time strikeout list----second only to Walter Johnson.
The same competitive spirit that made Jim Bunning a Hall of Famer in baseball has also served him well in public office. In 1977, Bunning decided it was time for him to give something back to his community and he ran for and won a seat on the Fort Thomas, Kentucky, City Council. Two years later, he was elected to the Kentucky State Senate and during his first term, he became Republican Leader. In 1986, Bunning was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 4th District of Kentucky and he served in that capacity for 12 years.
Although his election to the U.S. Senate and induction into the Hall of Fame stand out as two of the special moments in his life, the all-time high point in his life was his marriage to Mary Catherine Theis in 1952. Together, Jim and Mary have raised 9 children and are the proud grandparents of 35 wonderful grandchildren.
Jim and Mary are active members of the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Jim graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1953 with a degree in Economics.
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